Fight for the leader, the defending champion refused to be eliminated 2-3!

On May 15, in the G5 match of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, the Celtics faced the Knicks at home. The Celtics, who were behind 1-3 in total, have no way out. Losing means elimination. With Tatum's serious injury and reimbursement, can the team withstand the pressure and win a game? Let's wait and see. The following is the list of starters from both sides in this game. Here are the Celtics: Porzingis + Brown + Horford + White + Holiday; Here are the Knicks: Brunson + Bridges + Downs + Anunobi + Hart.

The first quarter, Bridges opened the mid-range shot, Brown assisted White to hit a fixed-point three-pointer at the bottom corner, Brown shook the defense at the basket, and scored by using the time difference, Towns made 2 of 2 free throws, White followed up from outside the three-point line and took the catcher to the knife, Bridges made a three-pointer from the left, Brunson and Hart made consecutive layups, White scored a hat-trick, Brown broke through to attract defensive assist, Cornett made a layup from the basket, White broke through on the right and made a layup, Brunson scored an empty cut from the ball and made a layup, White ignored the defense from outside the three-point line and completed the big four-game, Towns aimed at the open three-point shooting, Brown responded immediately outside the three-point line, 3 minutes and 43 seconds, the score between the two sides was 16-21. Hart made 2 of 2 free throws, Cornett took off from the basket and made up the dunk to abuse the frame, Robinson scored 4 points in a row with free throws and dunks, Pritchard pushed the ball across the half, started directly from outside the three-point line, and the ball entered the net. McBride responded with a three-pointer from the left corner, and Hauser's zero-angle three-point line was connected to Brown's transmission shell and shot. Robinson and Anunobi worked together to score 5-0. Polygon made one of two free throws. Bridges cut into the basket and received the ball and made a layup. After the first quarter, the Knicks led 32-30.

The second quarter, Towns scored 3 points in a row with free throws and shots. Horford forced himself to pull his back and flipped over and shot. McBride scored 5 points in a row, and the gap widened to 8 points. The Celtics were forced to call out a timeout. After the timeout, Holiday made 1 of 2 free throws, Hart made a layup, White, Brown, Horford and Holiday joined forces to score an 8-0 wave, and the gap narrowed to 1 point. Brunson made a rollover to stop the bleeding, Brown scored 5 points in a row to overtake, Brunson made a hard hit from outside the three-point line, Horford scored from the basket, Brunson made a layup, Prichard made a three-pointer, Hart made two consecutive three-pointers, White responded strongly from the wing three-pointer, and the gap reached 1 point. After the timeout, Anunobi made 2 of 2 free throws, Brown passed through the bell with a hundred steps outside the three-point line, Brunson made a layup, Brown made a mid-range shot, and the half-time ended, and the two sides tied at 59.

In the third quarter, Cornett, the Celtics, made the starter! Hart made a three-pointer from the front, Holiday, Cornett and Brown teamed up to score 6-0, Hart dismantled the bomb from outside the three-point line, and the ball entered the net accurately. White chased for three-pointers and retaliated with the color. Hart made both free throws, White made 2 of 4 free throws, and both sides scored 67-70. Hart made 1 of 2 free throws, Brown made a free throw + White made a three-pointer, the Celtics widened the gap to 7 points, and the Knicks were forced to request a timeout. After the timeout, Brunson missed a three-pointer, White's free throw + Prichard scored 6 points in a row, the Knicks failed to score in more than two minutes, Brunson's mid-range shot broke the team's scoring drought, Hauser made a confident move from the wing three-pointer, and the ball pierced the Nets, with a score difference of 14 points. Bridges drifted and shot two points and fell into the pocket. Holiday made a free cut and made a basket. Towns made both free throws, Brown made 1 of 2 free throws, Robinson scored 2 free throws, White and Connet scored 4 points in a row, and then both sides made two minutes. After three quarters, the Celtics led by 15 points 91-76. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics scored 8-1 in the first two minutes, and the score difference instantly widened to 22 points. Then both sides entered the mutual attack mode. The Knicks were unable to approach the score. As the game time passed, the Celtics finally defeated the Knicks 127-102, tying the total score to 2-3.

Brunson scored 7 of 17 shots and scored 22 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, Hart scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Towns scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 rebounds, Bridges scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Anunobi scored 12 shots and scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, and his performance was very bad! McBride scored 11 points and 3 assists, Robinson scored 8 points and 13 rebounds (6 frontcourt rebounds) and 2 interruptions.

White made 9 of 16 shots (7 of 13 three-pointers) scored 34 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 hats, Brown made 9 of 17 shots, 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, Horford scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Holiday scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Pritchard scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Knitt scored 10 points, 9 rebounds and 7 hats, Hauser scored 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Boston scored 0 points, 1 point and 1 rebound. Fortunately, the team won, otherwise it would have to take the blame!

There is no doubt that this is a game in which the Celtics fought for Tatum. Except for Porzingis, every player who played was very powerful and finally won the first home victory of the Celtics' series.

Without Tatum in this game, the Celtics were more fast and frequent in transferring balls, and there were not too many individual singles and offenses stagnated. Everyone actively participated in the offense, and the inside line was more killing than in any of the previous four games. With Tatum, the team was behind 1-3 and was on the verge of despair. Now that he has lost him, perhaps this is the team's way to break the deadlock.