A 91-90 game made the Eastern Conference change drastically! The defending champion collapsed continuously, Tatum lost his chain

On May 8, the NBA playoffs are in full swing, but there is an alternative situation in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The defending champion Celtics lost to the Knicks 90-91 at home, and the score is already behind 0-2. In the other group of matchups, the Cavaliers, the number one in the East, were also 0-2 behind the Pacers. The home team lost the first two games of the semi-finals, which directly caused a major change in the situation.

After the semi-final match was confirmed, everyone outside the world was optimistic about the number one Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference and the defending champion Celtics, but after the first two games, a completely different trend appeared. As the Celtics lose again at home, they are also in a completely passive situation. Even the Eastern Conference Finals may become the result of the Knicks vs. Pacers, which is beyond everyone's expectations. Next, it depends on whether the top two teams in the Eastern Conference can bring a counterattack. As the defending champion, the Celtics performed very poorly in the first two games of the series, all of which established a 20-point lead, but in the end they were all reversed and became a background board. The continuous collapse is also a bit surprising. After all, they are the defending champions. The main reason is that they rely too much on three-pointers. When the feel of the hand declines, they cannot find other ways to score. They can only watch the Knicks approach the score gap and eventually overtake. Both games collapsed in the final quarter.

Celtic core Tatum also lost all of his chains one after another. In this game, he played in 42 minutes, made only 5 of 19 shots, scored 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 interruptions. He also failed to seize the opportunity in the final round and was directly intercepted by Bridges. In the G1 game, Tatum felt bad, making 7 of 23 shots, 4 of 15 three-pointers, and scored 23 points. The performance in both games was bad, and it was obvious that he could not stand the Knicks' defense against him.

In this way, the Celtics trailed the Knicks 0-2 and the Cavaliers lagged the Pacers 0-2. This result is quite surprising. This also caused a major change in the Eastern Conference. The key is that there are many plots in this game. The Celtics were reversed by 20 points in two consecutive games, while the Pacers fell behind by 7 points in the last 40 seconds in the last game. This year's playoffs are still very exciting, at least there is no situation of winning. The Warriors in the West can defeat the Timberwolves without Curry, and the Thunder, the league's number one, was directly defeated by Gordon's three-pointer in the first game.