Over the first two games of the second-round series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, there were major concerns regarding the defending champions.

Two-time champ Jrue Holiday explains how the Celtics aim to defend Knicks star Jalen Brunson in Game 4 of Eastern Conference Semifinals

The Celtics took an NBA-record 48.2 3-pointers per game this season and they are still taking these shots in Game Two. However, they have shifted their strategy to attack the rim far more.

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for Game 3 of their playoff series against the New York Knicks. New York holds a 2-0 series advantage over the Celtics after taking the first two games in Boston.

NEW YORK — For the third consecutive game ... the strategy late in the third quarter and Robinson went 3 for 6 during that stretch. It’s a major detriment for the Knicks, and the Celtics ...

The Celtics have thrived the past two seasons, taking and making a high volume of 3-pointers. That strategy failed them in Game 1 against the Knicks, on a night in which the defending NBA ...

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins. Suddenly, both teams are facing their first dose of adversity this postseason following Game 1 losses to open Round 2.

When Robinson missed his sixth straight free-throw in Saturday’s game, he was visibly upset at himself. Mazzulla kept employing that strategy even as the Celtics were up by 29 in the third ...

Anunoby effectively contained Tatum, while Bridges' defensive skills were on full display in the game's final moments. Bridges made a game-sealing defensive play by stealing the ball from Tatum in the closing seconds, marking the second consecutive game where he secured the victory with a last-second defensive stop.