Knicks Feel Heat as Revived Celtics Aim to Draw Level

The Boston Celtics insisted they were not concerned by dropping the first two games of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series against the New York Knicks.

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NEW YORK - The Boston Celtics insisted they were not concerned by dropping the first two games of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series against the New York Knicks.

They stuck to the story despite those two setbacks coming at home. Even the fact they swept the four regular-season meetings and nearly all observers projected New York to be the team down 0-2 did not cause a lot of distress.

Blowing 20-point leads in both Games 1 and 2? Painful, of course, but not devastating enough to wave the white flag.

Their performance improved mightily in the third game of the matchup, and now Boston have a chance to even the series at 2-2 when they play in New York on May 12 (May 13, Singapore time).

"You've got to beat us four times. That's what it comes down to," said Celtics star Jaylen Brown. "Not twice, not once, not three. You've got to win four games, so there's a lot of basketball to be played."

Boston's May 10 win came in superlative fashion.