Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics collapsed in the fourth quarter and additional time to lose 108-105 to the New York Knicks on Monday. Boston led by 20 factors halfway by the third quarter earlier than wilting in entrance of a packed TD Backyard crowd. The Celtics went 10-for-37 in 3-pointers in the second half and in the additional interval, a key cause for his or her loss.

After the sport, Tatum had this to say when requested if the seeming lack of fouls had a connection to their 3-point makes an attempt:

“It is the playoffs. We in all probability ought to simply play with out the refs, that is how bodily it’s.”

Jayson Tatum and Co. ended the common season averaging 48.2 3-point makes an attempt per sport, probably the most in the NBA by a large margin. As anticipated, they didn’t change their spots in the playoffs. In Game 1 towards the New York Knicks, they went 15-for-60 from deep, making the 45 misses probably the most in league playoff historical past.

Tatum was a giant offender in the defending champs’ ghastly taking pictures from behind the arc. He was 0-for-6 in the fourth quarter when the Knicks rallied to power additional time.

Jayson Tatum’s co-star, Jaylen Brown, mentioned that the Boston Celtics “settled” for too many 3s, notably when the Knicks had momentum. Brown had an excellent worse night time than Tatum, making simply 1 of 10 pictures from deep.

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Kendrick Perkins urged Jayson Tatum to “get down hill” as an alternative of jacking up 3-pointers

Kendrick Perkins, who received his lone championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, watched his former staff battle the New York Knicks in Game 1. Now an analyst for ESPN, Perkins tweeted halfway by the third quarter on Monday:

“Tatum simply get down hill man!!! Cease Settling for all these rattling 3 pointers”

Neither Tatum nor the Celtics headed Perkins’ urging. They relentlessly hunted for the shot behind 22 toes however made simply two of their 15 makes an attempt from that vary in the fourth quarter.

Boston stored going the long-range route as soon as additional time began. 4 of their seven pictures in the additional interval have been additionally 3-pointers. Jaylen Brown’s 24-footer moved the Celtics to inside 108-105 however the Cs couldn’t make a game-tying try. Knicks ahead Mikal Bridges ripped the ball away from Brown in the ultimate possession to seal the win for New York.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics know the physicality won’t change in Game 2. They’ll nonetheless sink or swim with the 3-pointer or regulate their technique to keep away from the identical collapse that might hang-out them in the sequence.