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Part of why the Boston Celtics lost Game 1 to the New York Knicks was that they set an NBA record, missing 45 out of 60 three-point attempts. The narrative going into Game 2 was that those shooting woes wouldn't happen again.
To make a long story short, it happened again. The Celtics not only lost Game 2, but they also had yet another abysmal shooting night from distance. The Celtics didn't attempt 60 threes this time, but they made only 10 of their 40 three-point attempts.
Leading the abysmal shooting was Jayson Tatum, who shot 1-for-5 from distance, Jaylen Brown, who shot 2-for-7 from distance, and Derrick White, who shot 3-for-11. However, at least they made a three. Jrue Holiday and Al Horford didn't make one in their combined five attempts.
Unfortunately, the Celtics only continue to make NBA history through these three-point shooting woes. Justin Russo of Substack revealed what history the Celtics just made through Games 1 and 2.
"Boston Celtics are the 1st team in NBA postseason history to have back-to-back games of shooting 25% or worse on 3s (min. 40 3-point attempts in each game)," Russo confirmed.
Boston Celtics are the 1st team in NBA postseason history to have back-to-back games of shooting 25% or worse on 3s (min. 40 3-point attempts in each game).
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) May 8, 2025
This is also the second consecutive game the Celtics have been up by 20 against the Knicks and still lost. Now, the Celtics will go to New York down 2-0. The Celtics were an excellent road team, going 33-8 away from Boston this season.
These next two games against the Knicks are effectively Boston's last chance to save their season.
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