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00:00Another Boston beatdown late in regulation in the third and fourth quarters in game number two of their second round set against the New York Knicks.
00:09DRS, as we were watching the game last night, something stood out to me as we saw in the opening game of this second round.
00:16The Celtics just got far too comfortable and resorted back to the disastrous three-point shooting,
00:21where they're passing up good looks inside to take a three when they're up by 18 points.
00:26And if they just hold on to the ball, they'll waste time, which would help them in winning a basketball game.
00:32You almost wonder if the Celtics beat the Knicks so badly throughout the regular season,
00:37absolutely stomping on them in their first three games and even winning shorthanded in the fourth and final game in early April in the regular season,
00:45that they get up by 20, they look at their opponent, they feel as though the Knicks are inferior and take their foot off the gas.
00:52Again, not what you would expect out of a team that just won their 18th NBA championship a season ago.
00:59And yet here we find ourselves with the Knicks up two games to none in this second round series.
01:03Yeah, it's kind of odd because you're trying to formulate the path of what's going on with the Boston Celtics.
01:08It's really simple.
01:09Like, yes, they're blowing big leads, but it's not as if that the New York Knicks are trading threes for twos left and right.
01:14Like, well, Donnie, the Knicks went 10 of 11 from three-point range in the fourth quarter.
01:18There's nothing you can do about that.
01:19It's like role reversal.
01:21It's like the Celtics going one of 11 from three-point range in the fourth quarter,
01:24and the Knicks just have to play average basketball and can certainly cut into those leads.
01:28So when I look at the game and say, well, what has to change for the Celtics?
01:31Just be average.
01:32They shot 36% as a team from the floor on their home court.
01:35And again, Ben, lost by one point.
01:37You're supposed to shoot 36% and get beat by 25 points on your home court.
01:41So there is hope for the Boston Celtics where if they can just get back to level, they'll win games.
01:46They are so far below the board right now.
01:48It's almost embarrassing to watch them play offense because this isn't what they do.
01:51How many times have we seen the highlights?
01:53Like, man, did you see the Celtics splash 26 three-point shots, 21 three-point shots?
01:57You're not going to win if you shoot 43-point shots and make 10 of those.
02:00It's just not going to happen.
02:01You're not going to win.