The Knicks were the definition of resilient — they could have rolled over down 20 but didn’t. With a 20-6 run in the second half of the third quarter, New York stormed back to make it a game. Jalen Brunson was doing his own matchup hunting, going at Al Horford, and it worked.

The Celtics opened the Eastern Conference semifinals with a stunning defeat, blowing a 20-point second-half in an overtime loss to the Knicks.