The Celtics blew a 20-point second-half lead for the second consecutive game against the Knicks on Wednesday, falling 91-90 and dropping both home games to dig a 2-0 series hole.
Here are the takeaways.
Where do we even start?
Let’s begin with Jayson Tatum, who had another abysmal game. For all of the plaudits he received (and richly deserved) during the Magic series, he has been nearly invisible against the Knicks – a team who should be eminently exploitable for a player with Tatum’s skillset. On Wednesday, he finished a horrific 5-for-19 from the field, and while he didn’t hoist nearly as many 3-pointers, he took several nasty looking turnaround jumpers, and his turnover on the final possession sealed the Celtics’ fate.