Knicks, Celtics and Game 3
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Saturday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Knicks are still up two games to one. Game 4 is Monday.
Tatum had a non-contact leg injury and had to be helped off the court, it looked serious and changes everything for Boston.
The Boston Celtics lost Game 4 and saw Jayson Tatum suffer a potentially serious injury on Monday night against the New York Knicks. The Knicks won 121-113 thanks to a strong second half and erased another large deficit,
The Celtics will lose Tatum's prolific production of 25.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in their semifinals matchup against the Knicks. The team, however, has enough depth to fill in the gaps with Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Payton Pritchard and Al Horford.
New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns, left, works the ball against Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard, right, during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP
The Curry-less Warriors only had one player, Jonathan Kuminga, get over 15 points. Jimmy Butler was held to 14 points. No Warriors player hit more than two three-pointers. The wait is now on to see if Curry can return for Game 5 on Wednesday in Minnesota.
The New York Knicks kept things honest in the aftermath of their first loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
After shooting a frigid 25 percent from 3-point range over the first two games, the Celtics bombarded the Knicks from beyond the arc in Game 3. They buried six of their first seven attempts from deep,