Defeat! Celtics 81-119 Knicks, who is the culprit in this game, the data will not lie

On May 17, the second round of the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference ushered in another focus game. G5 defeated the Boston Celtics of the New York Knicks at home and came to the away game against the New York Knicks. In the end, the Boston Celtics, who lacked Tatum, defeated the New York Knicks 81-119 after four quarters, and were eliminated 2-4 in the series.

The core of the Boston Celtics Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the team changed the team again, and Cornet, who performed well in the last game, started. After the game started, the Knicks quickly took a 4-0 lead by relying on their home court advantage, while the Celtics made a 3-pointer. The physical strength of the two sides' physical confrontation was further upgraded in the first quarter, so the touch was not good. The Celtics lagged behind 7-11 in the half quarter, and the two sides scored a total of 18 points in the half quarter, proving the intensity of the game. Then Porzingis made a substitute and scored 3 points in a bloody and ultra-long way, helping the team equalize the score 16-16. The Knicks then made an 8-0 climax, and the Celtics fell behind 20-26 in the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, the Celtics' feel dropped sharply. The Knicks took the opportunity to climax 12-4, and the scores of both sides instantly reached 24-38. Then McBride, Brunson, Bridges and others made consecutive outside shots, while the Celtics only rely on Jaylen Brown to support him. Others could not give Jaylen Brown any help. The Celtics only scored 17 points in a single quarter. At the end of the half-time game, the Celtics had 27 points behind the Knicks 37-64. It can be said that the winner and loss of both sides have been decided. In the halftime game, Jaylen Brown only scored 18 points in 7 of 13 shots, but there were 6 turnovers, and the team's overall three-pointer was only 4 of 19.

The Knicks continued to make efforts as soon as the second half of the game was over. Anunobi scored a tough score of "2+1" against Horford, which made the Celtics very frustrated. Although Jaylen Brown and White made two 3-pointers in a row, their efforts were not enough to help the team narrow the gap in points against the Knicks. The Celtics fell behind by 8 points in a single quarter in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, as the score difference grew, both sides replaced the substitute, and the Celtics lost the away game.

So where did the Celtics lose in this game? Perhaps the data can give us some answers.

Jaylen Brown, as the FMVP of the Finals last season, was defeated by Tatum with a serious injury and absent, and he scored 26 points in the last game. This game was also the team's best offensive player, but due to the cold touch of other players, the team eventually lost. Jaylen Brown made 5 of 8 shots in the first quarter, scored 13 points, scored 18 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the first quarter. He is also the only player in the Celtics who scored in double digits in the half. In the fourth quarter, because the team was always behind in big scores, Jaylen Brown did not play much time. In the end, the game made 8 of 20 shots, 3 of 9 of 3 points, 1 of 2 free throws, scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 7 mistakes.

White, as an important outside of the team, White made 7 3-pointers with 5 shots and scored the team's highest 34 points, helping the team continue the suspense of the series. However, he had no touch in this game. His performance in the first quarter was generally 0 of 2 shots and no points were scored. He made 1 of 7 shots at the end of the first half and scored only 2 points and 1 rebound. Such performance obviously could not help the team, and the team was already 27 points behind in the half. He made 3 of 11 shots in the whole game, 2 of 8 of 3 points and 0 of 0 free throws, and only scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 2 fouls. However, from the overall playoffs, White's performance is still remarkable.

Holiday, although he scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the last game, helping the team win a key victory, he felt bad in this game. He only made 0 of 4 shots in the first quarter and scored 0 points, and at the end of the first half, he only made 1 of 8 shots and scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. In the second half, Holiday still found it difficult to regain his touch. In the end, he made 1 of 8 shots, 0 of 3 points, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls. Overall, Holiday averaged 10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in the playoffs, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 37.5%, and he still contributed to the team on both offense and defense.

Connett: Due to his outstanding performance in the last game, he received the reward for starting the game. His restrictions on Towns in the first quarter were average, allowing Towns to score 11 points and 4 rebounds in 4 of 9 shots in the first quarter, scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds in the whole game, while he only scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in the whole game. Objectively speaking, the strength between him and Towns is huge, so it is normal to be beaten.

Horford, he continued to start in this game. Although he scored 12 points with two 3-pointers in the last game, his performance in this game was very average, and his offense and defense were beaten by the Knicks' inside line led by Towns. He made 4 of 7 shots in the whole game, 2 of 4 of 3 points, 0 of 0 free throws, scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 turnover and 2 fouls. Horford seems to be old this playoffs, and obviously he needs to consider the time to retire.

Substitute: Porzingis has been demoted to the bench in recent games due to poor performance in the playoffs. In this game, he came on the bench by big hats on the defensive end and 3 points on the offensive end to help the Celtics equalize the score, but he only scored 1 3-pointer in the whole game and scored 4 points and 5 rebounds. His performance throughout the playoffs was very disappointing, and his condition was very strong, and he has become a burden on the team. He averaged only 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the playoffs, which dropped by 10 points per game compared to the regular season, which is completely useless..

Substitute: Prichard had a poor start, but then he regained his touch, making 5 of 10 shots in the game, 1 of 4 3 points, and scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.