The Celtics may battle their way to two more wins in a refusal to go out silently, but New York has reduced them to an erratic collection of deep gunners who cannot find consistency on offense. Boston’s interior game looks even less effective with Kristaps Porzingis trying to work through an illness.

The Boston Celtics find themselves facing a surprising 2-0 deficit as they prepare for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday in New York. Boston had swept the four-game regular season series from the Knicks but lost the first two games in the current series at home in historic fashion.

The Celtics now find themselves in a 0-2 hole vs. the Knicks in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series currently underway, and will need to win four of the five remaining contests left in the East Semis series to advance to the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals to face the winner of the concurrent Indiana Pacers - Cleveland Cavaliers East Semis series.