However, after being beaten by such a huge gap, the Celtics were still able to catch up.

The Celtics didn't give up on this wave. No one has that in mind.

They still fought hard, and as a result, at the end of the third quarter, the Celtics chased down the margin to only three points.

In the third quarter, the Knicks won 26-14. The score became 67:64.

This is already very good. After all, the Knicks not only caught up with the score, but also overtook them. If this continues, then the Knicks, who win this long game, will definitely advance to the next round.

With a 3-1 lead, the Celtics will have to win three games in a row against the Knicks if they want to advance. And this is clearly unrealistic. So, in this game, Celtic can't afford to lose, and can't afford to lose. If you lose, it's all over.

This year's Celtics are determined to win a third consecutive championship. It's been years since anyone won three in a row. The last time the three consecutive championships were the OK combination of the Lakers.

As an old rival, the Celtics certainly hope to surpass the Lakers and surpass the OK combination.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the two sides played more excitingly. You divide me in two. But the Knicks have maintained that three-point advantage all along.

That lasted into the final minute, with the Knicks still leading by three points while still having the ball in their hands. This was simply fatal for the Celtics.

However, there is still hope and possibility for the Celtics.

If the Knicks' offense scores, the Celtics will basically GG Smecta.

And as a result, the offensive did not score.

Because Chen Jiyuan assisted Lefu, Lefu made a layup under the basket, causing Perkins' foul, but maybe he was a little nervous, or maybe he didn't feel good, anyway, Lefu's two free throws didn't score.

The Celtics took advantage of this opportunity to decisively ask for a timeout and arrange this tactic well.

With Thibodeau's understanding of Rivers, Thibodeau feels that at this time with 44 seconds left, the Celtics are likely to pursue a quick two-pointer and then defend successfully again, and the Celtics only need a two-point shot to win.

In the case of two-point shots, it is very likely that Pierce or Ray Allen will break inside to score points, which is relatively more likely to be Pierce.

Therefore, Thibodeau's final defensive tactic is to shrink the inside line, let Chen Jiyuan guard the inside line, which is impossible to change, and then let Iguodala and Stephen Jackson pay more attention to the opponent's breakthrough, especially the defense of Pierce's breakthrough, and must be prevented to death.

When the interior line is not good, let Love completely empty Perkins and defend the person who breaks through the inside.

After the game was suspended and after the restart, it was Pierce who served on the sidelines, and Pierce served to Garnett, who received the ball and gave it to Ray Allen. Pierce came in from outside the bounds and formed a double block with Garnett to help Ray Allen block all the defenders.

Because the Knicks' defensive focus is more on two points, the defensive intensity of this ball is not as strong as imagined.

As a result, Ray Allen caught the opportunity and shot a three-pointer directly.

For this kind of key ball, Ray Allen has always been without the slightest hesitation when shooting, in Ray Allen's view, this kind of ball, it is natural to shoot by himself, and he can shoot this kind of ball. There's nothing to hesitate about.

That's what Ray Allen thinks, and that's what this ball does.

Steady shot, proper goal.

88:88。

A three-pointer that tied the score. It instantly ignited the atmosphere of the entire arena. Celtic fans aren't going to be stingy with their voices at this time. The sound seemed to overturn the entire North Shore Garden Arena and make the scream heard by the whole of America.

With 39 seconds left in the game, the Knicks' time is enough, but this three-point shot is very demoralizing.

The Knicks also asked for a timeout at this time to ease the atmosphere and wind direction on the court.

In fact, there are not much tactical changes. This ball must be handed over to Chen Jiyuan, who feels the best today, to deal with.

Even if other people's hands are not very good, the Celtics will never dare to start wrapping Chen Jiyuan as soon as Chen Jiyuan gets the ball, after all, Chen Jiyuan has proven more than once that he has the ability to pass.

The game started again, and Chen Jiyuan received the ball in the high post.

There is no rush to attack, this ball, making sure the ball goes to the basket is the most important thing.

The Knicks' players helped Chen Jiyuan open up the offensive space as much as possible. And the Celtics have no intention of getting on the bag for the time being.

After waiting until there was no one around and confirming that the Celtics did not have a bag nearby, Chen Jiyuan began to play singles.

Turned around and singled Garnett with a frame.

Garnett's hand swayed back and forth in front of him, just to interfere with Chen Jiyuan's vision. Chen Jiyuan started suddenly, strode to the right, accelerated directly, and walked to the right side.

Shoot the ball forward with your right hand.

Garnett quickly lifted his center of gravity and kept up with Chen Jiyuan's footsteps.

But Chen Jiyuan, who walked near the free throw line, suddenly stopped, then jumped and shot.

Garnett also followed the emergency stop and came over to defend Chen Jiyuan's ball.

Garnett's defense was in place, blocking Chen Jiyuan's eyes.

Chen Jiyuan, who felt hot, was not disturbed by Garnett's hand, and the goal was still scored. 90:88。

After landing, Chen Jiyuan tilted his body to see if the ball had scored. This action shows that Chen Jiyuan is not completely sure of this ball.

However, when Chen Jiyuan saw that the ball went into that section, he was still very excited.

Pounding his chest three times fiercely, Chen Jiyuan shouted his slogan in an alternative tone, with a little provocation and a little squeamish: "Come-on, baby,"

A ball that helped the Knicks establish a two-point advantage again.

It was this goal that made Celtic have to ask for another timeout, which is already the last timeout for both sides. The Knicks just ran out of timeouts.

There are 23 seconds left on the field. It's so adequate.

After the Celtics served, there was no rush to attack, and it was clear that the Celtics didn't want to give the Knicks too much time left.

The Knicks' focus on defense is naturally Skin. This can only be fully believed in Stephen Jackson. Thibodeau didn't dare to let anyone in the Celtics lineup go either.

Although Rondo is indeed an object that can be shorted when he is on the outside, it is relatively necessary to deal with the consequences of Rondo's breakthrough on the inside. So, you have to guard against Rondo. It's just that it's a little looser than others.

After the Celtics served, Rondo played with the ball for a while, and when he had enough, he handed the ball to Pierce, who came to pick it up.

Sure enough, it was Pierce!

Stephen Jackson failed to stop Pierce from receiving the ball, and Stephen Jackson quickly came to Pierce to prevent Pierce from having a good offensive opportunity.

Pierce took the ball to the left and the Celtics pulled it away for Pierce to play alone.

The time of the game is passing little by little.

With only 11 seconds left, Pierce moved, Pierce suddenly started, went directly to the right, pushed from outside the three-point line to the inside, and then, when it came to the free throw line, Pierce also made a quick stop, and then made a jumper.

This action is exactly the same as Chen Jiyuan's previous fight against Garnett. The ball, Stephen Jackson's defense, was in place, and the hand was completely sealed in Pierce's eyes. There wasn't a single gap for Pierce to see the basket.

However, in terms of results, this ball is also the same as Chen Jiyuan's ball.

Even with a complete loss of vision, Pierce hit the shot.

It only left the Knicks with 7 seconds.

But the Knicks didn't take a timeout.

The Knicks quickly served from the baseline. And Pierce didn't even have time to celebrate after scoring such a crucial goal, and quickly began to defend.

After serving from the baseline and dribbling past halftime, Sessions stopped the ball slightly, but at this point, time flew by.

Chen Jiyuan ran forward as hard as he could, wanting to participate in this attack.

However, Chen Jiyuan, who was past halftime, had no way to find a good opportunity to ask for it in a period of time. Garnett has always been in front of Chen Jiyuan. Cut off the route of Sessions' pass to Chen Jiyuan. In addition, Rondo also interfered with with the interference with his long arms in front of Sessions.

There's not much time left, there's no way.

Sessions himself took a lateral step with the ball and then made a straight jumper.

Rondo quickly followed, stretching out his long arms and large palms to interfere.

The ball bounced out of the frame under Rondo's interference.

With the red light on, it means that the game is over. The two teams went into overtime with a 90-90 tie.

In the regular season, Chen Jiyuan had already cut a quasi-triple-double of 34 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.

Among the rest of the Knicks, the best man on the sideline is Andre Iguodala, who is hot and involved on the offensive end today. scored a team-high 19 points. He also had five rebounds and five assists.

On the Celtics side, the whole team is still a soldier, and the Big Three of Pierce, Ray Allen, and Garnett combined for 50 points.

Garnett had 12 regular season points, Ray Allen had 14 and Pierce had a team-high 24 points, while Pierce also had six rebounds and three assists.