Brunson went full villain, Boston’s offense disappeared like it was in witness protection.
If Game 1 was a Celtics clinic, Game 2 was a New York-led crime thriller… and Boston was the unsuspecting victim in the final scene.
Final score: Knicks 108, Celtics 101. Series tied 1–1. Boston fans? Nervous. Knicks fans? Loud. Very, very loud.
Jalen Brunson didn’t just play basketball — he auditioned for a Marvel villain role. The man dropped buckets like he was mad at the rim. Every time Boston looked ready to rally, Brunson hit them with a floater, a dagger three, or a smug little smirk that said, “Y’all really thought it was sweet?”
Meanwhile, Boston’s offense decided to try the disappearing act. Jaylen Brown looked solid early, but the fourth quarter? Yikes. Jayson Tatum was somewhere on the court, probably — but you’d need an archaeologist to find his impact in the second half. Even the parquet floor looked confused.
And the refs? Oh, they were there. In theory. Let’s just say a couple of calls had Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla trying not to invent new swear words on national television.
The Garden crowd went from “Let’s sweep these guys!” to “Wait, we’re not even winning this one?” in record time. The energy dipped harder than Boston’s three-point percentage in the second half.
With the series now heading back to Madison Square Garden, momentum has packed its bags and is already on the Amtrak to New York.
So buckle up, Celtics Nation — the Knicks just made this a series.
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