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.

What would Jayson Tatum have said? How would he have explained his turnover with two seconds left in the Celtics’ 91-90 Game 2 loss to the Knicks? How would he have reacted after one of the worst postseason outings of his career,

Not only do the Celtics need to climb out of a 2-0 series deficit, but there's more recent history that they need to overcome.