It appears that it was not mentioned to the Boston Celtics that they were supposed to go quiet in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s devastating Achilles injury. The Celtics were loud and noisy as he got out of the way and won in a dominant way on Wednesday. Now they have the opportunity to even the Knicks ‘Knicks even when they visit the Knicks’ Eastern Conference at three games by piece. Tatum’s serious injury in Game 4 inspired Boston, which delivered a 127-102 home field route in Game 5. The Celtics is 10-2 without Tatum this season, including 2-0 in the playoffs. “It’s easy to write things off,” said Boston co-star Jaylen Brown. ‘Of course, unfortunately what happened to JT, but we still played basketball. I believe in this group. Don’t count us yet. ‘ The Lopsided Game 5 victory carries the pressure to the knicks, which must pack the series on Friday to avoid a Game 7 in Boston on Monday. New York star Jalen Brunson could feel the urgency after his club was exceeded by 25 points in the second half. He also made it clear that the Knicks did not relax due to Tatum’s accident. “No, not at all. Yes, they miss a big piece, but it is a well -oiled machine that was in situations where they played without him, and they played well,” Brunson said. ‘We need to understand it and trust the game plan and play to win. It’s as simple as that. ‘ Brunson scored 22 points in Game 5 before he was left to play with 7:19. Josh Hart led the team with 24 points and made five of nine 3 attempts. But the Knicks shot only 35.8 percent of the field with OG Anunoby (1-by-12, six points) and Mikal Bridges (4-for-14, 9 points) both have poor shooting outings. “We have to play desperately,” Bridges said. “I don’t think we did,” the Celtics scored six players in double digits. Derrick White hit seven 3 points while scoring 34 points and Brown had 26 points with 12 assists and eight rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis did not play in the second half due to constant problems with a viral disease. He had one point and one rebound in 12 minutes of the first half. Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said Porzingis was struggling to breathe. His departure was a good luck when traveler Luke Kornet performed in the second half and ended with 10 points at 5-of-5 shooting, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots. The rejections were two embarrassed by the franchise-to-season record, set by Robert Williams III A, the 2021 first round, against the Brooklyn nets. “I feel like it’s just trying to play,” Kornet said. “Obviously, our season is at stake, so I just try to have a lot of energy, make plays. I feel like it was everyone. I feel like everyone has acted and we were very connected and very aggressive and powerful and, of course, we worked for the day. Now we have to get up and do it again on Friday.” Regardless of who Boston has on the floor, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau will study intensely to make the right adjustments. “They shot a lot on the floor, it will stay the same,” Thibodeau said. “The thing with their team is that they are also a wonderful defense team. We can’t come back slowly and you can’t give open shots to them. We must be closer with our close and better with our communication. ‘ Although New York still has the series lead, Boston carries the momentum while trying to win his second straight elimination. “We did what was needed to do and what we had to do to get it back to New York,” Mazzulla said. “You can’t choose the test you have, you choose how you respond to it.” -Media on the field level
Live and well, Celtics out after even series against Knicks in Game 6
