This was the Celtics' game in the era of the Jays.
They bombarded the basket with threes, using both volume and efficiency to outscore their opponents by a wide margin and ultimately win.
Now, facing that style, the Knicks chose to meet change with constancy.
They didn't blindly chase threes to make up for their lack of firepower.
The New York side stuck to its steady approach, building around the threat Chen Xi posed with his individual offense.
Back on offense, Chen Xi held the ball at the top of the key and went one-on-one against Brown. After accelerating past him into the paint, he faked a shot before making the real pass, finding Eason on a cut from the ghost position.
Tari Eason caught the ball and quickly flipped in a reverse layup, scoring just before that rim-protecting hand arrived.
Then it was back to the Celtics' possession.
Tutu repeated the same move, quickly coming up off a screen, then catching Paul's pass and pulling up for another deep three.
Swish~~
The sound of the ball going through the net rang out!
Another one!
With just over five minutes left in the game, Tatum seemed to have found his range from outside.
That put the Knicks in a very bad spot.
Possession changed hands, and the Knicks went on offense again.
After receiving the ball at the top of the key, Chen Xi kept trying to take Brown one-on-one.
This time, he chose to pull up for a jumper after driving.
The two-pointer went in cleanly.
The deficit was back down to two.
Then came a possession that would truly affect the course of the game.
Another Celtics possession.
Paul brought the ball up and initiated the offense on the right side of the top of the key.
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