Complete victory! White 34+3+3, Brunson 22+6+1, Cornett sets record, Tatum news

On May 15, 2025, in the G5 match of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, the Celtics faced the Knicks at home. For the Celtics who were behind 1-3 in the series, this battle is a back-to-back battle. If they lose, they will be eliminated. The Celtics will definitely do their best, but without Tatum (who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the G4 match), their strength has been greatly reduced. Can they still compete with the Knicks? Celtics starter: Holiday + White + Brown + Horford + Pozin, Knicks starter: Brunson + Bridges + Hart + OG + Downs.

in the first quarter, Bridges made a mid-range shot, White and Brown scored 5 points in a row, Towns made 2 free throws, White made three-pointers, the Celtics 8-4, Bridges, Brunson and Hart overtook 3 points 7-0, White scored 5 points in a row + Cornet layup, Celtics overtook 4 points, Brunson made a layup + Towns three-pointer, White and Brown made 2 three-pointers in a row, Celtics led 5 points, Hart, Miro and McBride scored, Cornet, Prichard and Hauser responded, Celtics led 4 points, Miro and OG overtook 1 point, Pozin made 1 free throw, Bridges made a layup, and the Knicks led 32-30 after the first quarter. White scored 14 points in the first quarter.

in the second quarter, Towns made 1 of 2 free throws + mid-range shots, Knicks led by 5 points, Horford hooked up, McBride scored 5 points in a row, Knicks led by 8 points, and after the timeout, Holiday made 1 of 2 free throws, Hart made a throw, with a difference of 9 points, White, Brown, Horford, Holiday made a layup, Brown scored 5 points in a row, Celtics overtakes 2 points, Brunson scored 5 points in a row, Horford and Pritchard scored 5 points in a row, Celtics led by 2 points, Hart scored 2 three-pointers in a row, overtaking 4 points, White, Brown three-pointers, OG and Brunson scored 4 points in a row, Knicks led by 2 points, Brown made a layup, and both sides scored 59-59 at halftime.

in the third quarter, Hart made a three-pointer, the Knicks led by 3 points, Holiday, Cornett and Brown overtook 6 points 6-0, Hart scored 6 points in a row, White scored 11 points + Pritchard three-pointer + Brown made 2 free throws, the Celtics led by 13 points, Brunson scored a three-pointer, Hauser scored a three-pointer, the score difference was 14 points, and Bridges and Towns scored after the timeout, Holiday and Brown responded, the score difference was 13 points, Miro made 2 free throws, White and Cornett scored 4 points in a row, and the Celtics led 91-76 after three quarters. White scored 13 points in this quarter, and Cornett sent 5 blocks in this quarter. In the fourth quarter, Horford scored 5 points in a row, the Celtics led by 20 points, Brunson made 1 of 2 free throws, Holiday made a three-pointer, the difference between 22 points, Towns made a layup + Brunson made 4 of 4 free throws, Prichard scored 5 points in a row + Holiday made a layup, the difference between 2 of 23 points, Brunson made 2 of 2 free throws, and then 6 infringed. Brown and Connett scored 4 points in a row, with a difference between 25 points, Towns scored 7 points in a row, Prichard, Brown and White responded with a difference of 24 points, Hart made a three-pointer, Holiday responded with a three-pointer, and the difference between the score was still 24 points, with more than 2 minutes left in the game, both sides withdrew their main force, and the final Celtics defeated the Knicks 127-102.

White made 9 of 16 (7 of 13 three-pointers) scored 34 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, and made 6+ three-pointers in two consecutive games, setting a career playoff record. Brown made 9 of 17 (3 of 5 three-pointers) scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, setting a career playoff record, Connett made 5 of 5 5 shots and scored 10 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks, and the number of blocks set a career playoff record, becoming a surprise, Prichard scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Holiday scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Horford scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Brunson scored 7 of 17 shots and scored 22 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, Hart scored 7 of 15 shots (5 of 9 three-pointers) scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, setting a career playoff record for three-pointers, Towns scored 5 of 11 shots and 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 rebounds, Miro scored 8 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals, McBride scored 11 points and 3 assists, and Bridges scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

After winning, the Celtics chased the series to 2-3. The G6 game will come to the Knicks' home court. Can the Celtics win another game without Tatum? Tatum's new news is: he has undergone a repair surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon. Tatum updated his social media and posted photos of him after the operation. And the caption: Thank you for your love and support.