The Boston Celtics have lost both Games 1 and 2 at home to the New York Knicks after blowing 20-point leads in each. The Celtics were 4-0 against the Knicks during the regular season and were a popular pick to comfortably beat New York in the series to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, the Celtics will need to win four out of five games and are flummoxed that they’re not up 2-0.
“They’re having difficulty coming to terms with what it is happening,” said Brian Windhorst on Get Up in describing the vibes in the Celtics’ locker room after falling down 0-2. “They don’t understand why they’re losing. They believe their process is working. They believe they’re generating good shots. They are doing the recipe that delivered them the championship and 61 wins. And they are not getting the bake out of the oven like they are used to.
“Obviously, there’s variance with shooting this doesn’t make sense to them. They feel like they’re doing a good job on Jalen Brunson. He’s only shooting 35 percent in the series. They want Mikal Bridges taking all those contested jumpers as he made in the fourth quarter. He’s shooting 29 percent in the series, but they’re losing. They’re at a little bit of a loss right now.