White scored 34 points, Brown 26+8+12! Celtics save match point, beat the Knicks 127-102

On May 15, the NBA Playoff Eastern Conference semi-finals continued. The Boston Celtics, who fought against each other, returned to their home court and ushered in the fifth match with the New York Knicks Series. Despite the lack of star Tatum, Celtics White and Brown stepped up and eventually defeated the Knicks 127-102 at home, saving the match point to chase the series to 2-3.

Celtics (2-3): White scored 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Brown scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, Horford scored 12 points and 5 rebounds, Holiday scored 14 points and 7 rebounds, Prichard scored 17 points and 5 rebounds, and Cornet scored 10 points.

Knicks (3-2): Hart scored 24 points and 7 rebounds, Brunson scored 22 points and 6 assists, Towns scored 19 points and 8 rebounds, Anunoby scored 6 points and 8 rebounds, and Bridges scored 9 points and 3 assists.

White performed well in the first half of the first quarter, taking charge of 14 of the Celtics' first 18 points. Under his leadership, the Celtics led the Knicks by 5 points 18-13 at 5 minutes and 03 seconds. The Knicks gradually narrowed the score difference in the second half, and Anunobi's three-pointer hit in the last 31 seconds helped the Knicks take the lead. After the first quarter, the Knicks led by 2 points 32-30.

McBride scored 5 points in a row in the second quarter, and the Knicks scored a 10-3 start. In 8 minutes and 40 seconds, the Knicks led the Celtics 42-33 on the court by 9 points. At the critical moment, Brown stood up and led the Celtics to a 13-2 offensive climax. In 5 minutes and 49 seconds, the Celtics overtook the Knicks by 2 points 46-44. After that, the two sides went back and forth, and the two teams tied 59-59 at halftime.

The Celtics made an 11-0 attack wave on the court in the third quarter, and Prichard's three-pointer hit in 7 minutes and 10 seconds, giving the team a 81-68 lead to 13 points. The shooting percentages of both sides dropped in the second half, and the Celtics maintained a lead of more than 10 points. At the end of the three quarters, the Celtics led by 15 points 91-76.

Horford scored 5 points in a row in the last quarter, Holiday made a three-pointer, and after the Celtics' 8-1 start, the lead reached 22 points 99-77. Since then, the Celtics have always maintained a lead of more than 20 points. In the last 2 and a half minutes, both sides have withdrawn from the main players, losing suspense in advance of the game. At the end of the game, the Celtics won 127-102.