Complete victory! Tatum 22+9+7, Towns 21+15, Pritchard sets record, playoff suspense comes back

On May 11, 2025, in the G3 match of the playoff Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Knicks played against the Celtics at home. For the Celtics who were behind 0-2 in the series, they must win this game, otherwise the hope of advancement will be slim. Can the Celtics win a game? Celtics starter: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Horford, Knicks starter: Brunson + Bridges + Hart + OG + Downs.

In the first quarter, White made a layup, Bridges made a layup, Horford and Holiday scored 5 points in a row, the Celtics 7-2, Towns scored 4 points in a row, Brown and Tatum scored 8 points in a row, Celtics 15-6, Brunson scored 4 points in a row, Brown and White scored 5 points in a row, Celtics led by 10 points, Bridges hooked up, Prichard, White and Tatum scored 7 points in a row, with a score difference of 15 points, and after the timeout, Towns, Brunson and Achuwa scored, Pozin and Prichard scored consecutively, with a score difference of 16 points, and the Celtics led 36-20 after the first quarter.

in the second quarter, Cornett made a tip-off, the Celtics led by 18 points, Payne and McBride scored the gap to 13 points, Cornett, Brown, Horford, and Pritchard widened the gap to 22 points, Towns, Hart, Brunson scored, White, Tatum, and Pritchard responded, the gap was still 22 points, Hart, Towns, Brunson scored, Brown, Tatum, and Horford responded, the gap was 23 points, Hart and Towns scored, Brown scored 6 points in a row, the gap was 25 points, and the Celtics led 71-46 at halftime. In the third quarter, White made a three-pointer, the Celtics led by 28 points, Towns made 2 free throws, Holiday and White scored 5 points in a row, and the difference reached 31 points, Brunson, Bridges and Hart chased the difference to 23 points, White and Tatum widened the difference to 27 points, Bridges and Brunson scored, Horford, Brown and Prichard responded, the difference was 29 points, Miro and Brunson scored, Cornet and Prichard responded, the Celtics led 96-70 after the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Brunson made a three-pointer and Pritchard responded with three-pointer, and the score difference was still 26 points. McBride and Brunson scored 2 three-pointers in a row, with a score difference of 20 points. After the timeout, Pozin, Pritchard and Horford scored. Bridges and Brunson chased the points, with a score difference of 21 points, Holiday made a three-pointer, Towns scored 4 points in a row, with a score difference of 20 points, Tatum and Horford widened the score difference to 26 points, and 2 minutes left in the game, both sides withdrew their main players, and in the end, the Celtics defeated the Knicks 115-93.

Tatum made 8 of 20 (5 of 9 three-pointers) scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Brown made 7 of 18 and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Pritchard made 8 of 16 (5 of 10 three-pointers) scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, setting a playoff career record, White made 6 of 10 and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Horford made 6 of 9 (3 of 4 three-pointers) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Towns scored 5 of 18 and scored 21 points and 15 rebounds, Brunson scored 9 of 21 and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Bridges scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Hart scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Celtics won the game and chased the series to 1-2. Although the series was still behind, from the first three games, the Celtics had a clear advantage in strength. Although the Celtics G1 and G2 lost, the Celtics were leading for a long time in these two games, and once led by 20 points. However, they led a lot and played too casually. When the three-pointer felt bad, they still made a large number of three-pointers. As a result, they were caught up and were reversed. The G3 Celtics recovered their three-pointer feel, so they crushed the Knicks. After this battle, the suspense of the promotion in this round of series has returned.