Saturday’s highly anticipated Knicks home game turned into a disappointment as the Celtics dominated, building a 31-point lead by the third quarter. The Knicks struggled with low energy and poor offensive performance, failing to recover despite cutting the deficit to 20 points late in the game. Players acknowledged their lack of urgency and defensive effort, emphasizing the need to regroup and correct mistakes ahead of Game 4, where they hope to maintain competitiveness in the series and avoid an early exit.
