Is New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson a more reliable player than Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum? In the wake of the Celtics Game 2 loss to the Knicks in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series at TD Garden on this past Wednesday (May 7) night,

Late in the third quarter of Monday night's Game 1 matchup, the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics held a 75-55 lead over the No. 3 seed New York Knicks at the TD Garden. The Knicks mounted a feverish comeback in the final period,

Boston was an abysmal 10-of-40 from three-point range as a team, while Tatum went 5-of-19 from the field and 1-of-5 from deep. Jaylen Brown had six turnovers to one assist, while a typically dominant defender in Jrue Holiday committed the late foul on Brunson.