When Boston Celtics had left New York last month, they just finished a season of Nixes that seemed to be an easy step in climbing a postsison meeting to return to the NBA final.
Now it looks like the one that can travel to them.
Defending NBA Champions at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, where they were facing a 2-0 deficit at the Madison Square Garden at any time last year, because the price of tickets is increasing because the fans are trying to close their first Eastern conference final in 25 years.
“We have to go to Saturday’s game and win the game,” says Celtics coach Joe Magullah. “That’s exactly how. We have to win.”
The other series resumed on Saturday in San Francisco is tied to the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwalvs 1-1 and have their prime-time spot on the ABC schedule.
However, with Stephen Curry and Celtics in the ropes, the afternoon hunger has become the main event.
Boston lost only three games of all the last posts. This series will lose the third one directly and Celtics will need the largest return to the league history to continue their title. No NBA team has overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series.
“Mentality 0-0.” Simply focus on the next game, focus on the next quarter and don’t look at the front, just try to focus on the hand work and try to be present. “
Celtics should probably not be worse than tied. In the second half of both Boston games, they had a 20-point lead, but both of them steal a Nixer victory with the Mikal Bridge.
The West Series did not have the same drama. Minnesota went ahead with a margin of 3-0, and on Thursday, her 17-5 wins were never left behind, even after leaving the Golden State Game 1 comfortably after losing to Hamstring injury.
“I think both parties are truly committed to defense,” Timwalves coach Chris Finch said. “We must definitely have all the simple baskets out of the game i
Celtic’s problem has been their crime. They have 25 points from the 3-point range of the series to 100 and the fourth quarter on average only 16.5 points. All -Star Jason Tatum missed 30 out of his 42 shots attempt.
Tatum said, “I take the whole ownership of the way I played in this series and can’t sugarcot at all,” said Tatum. “I need to be better and I hope to be much better.”
When/Where to see: Game 3, 3:30 pm EDT (ABC)
Series: Nix Lead, 2-0
Betmgm says: Celtics by 5.5
What to Know: Nix 2-0 in the same round last year, when the Indiana pacers returned to defeat them in seven games. It is the most recent of the 20 times that has returned to win a seven-game series from a 2-1 deficit. The team came five after losing the first two games at home, and the Celtics removed one of the return against Chicago in 2017. Boston went on the road 33-8 regularly during the season.
When/Where to see: Game 3, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)
Series: tied, 1-1.
BETMGM Sports Sports: By Timberwalvs 5.5.
What to Know: Drymond Green’s mood is something that has been transferred to the San Francisco Chase Center for the next two games, hitting the fifth technical foul of these play -offs and it is a shameful suspension. The Minnesota missed its initial 16 3-point attempt at Game 1 and finished 5 out of 29, but the Oloves Game 2 returned for 37 for 37 for 37 for 16 and 16 for 16. The rotation of Warriers coach Steve Kerr has gone up to 14 deep when he tried to combine different combinations so who could fill the vacuum. Forward Jonathan Kumanga, whose role was expanded and did not play against Memphis in the play-in game or regular-season final, did his first eight shots and did 18 points in 8-FE-10 shooting in 26 minutes. He will need to be needed again with Traisce Jackson-Devis after he scored six goals in his field and there were 15 points and six rebounds.
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Miniapolis AP sports author Dave Campbell and Jenny McCulli contributed to the report in San Francisco.
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