Celtics again go ice cold late in 'inexcusable' loss to Knicks

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BOSTON -- Being down 2-0 in a series is one challenge, but the Boston Celtics are dealing with a more confounding one: They don't seem to understand how they got here.

After blowing a 20-point Game 1 lead to the Knicks and losing in overtime, the Celtics let it happen again in Wednesday night's Game 2, getting walked down and passed in crunch time as New York took a 91-90 victory.

"Two games we're up 20 points somehow end up not with wins is inexcusable," Celtics star Jaylen Brown said. "Obviously being down two, it sucks."

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