As the Celtics kept hurling 3-pointers at the rim, missing an NBA playoff-record 45 at TD Garden Monday night, the Knicks kept chipping away at the double-digit hole they had dug for themselves.
When the Knicks were within striking distance during the fourth quarter, there was a three-minute stretch when Jalen Brunson seemed to have an answer for every bucket the Celtics made.
Jrue Holiday snapped an 86-86 tie with a 3-pointer with 6:26 remaining, and 31 seconds later Brunson sprinted to the corner and buried a 24-footer to tie it.