NEW YORK — The defending champion Boston Celtics left Madison Square Garden beaten and bruised. Now, they must go home and win Wednesday to avoid taking an early summer vacation.
The New York Knicks took a 3-1 series lead with a 121-113 victory Monday night that saw them come back from a 14-point deficit after it looked like Boston would run away with the game as it did in Game 3.
It was the Knicks who used timely 3-point shooting to get back into the game, and although the Celtics hit 18 3s in the loss, they couldn't sustain the momentum in front of a raucous Garden crowd.