If the Celtics are to avoid the dreaded 0-3 series deficit from which no team has ever escaped, they'll need to play better in the secnd half.

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The Celtics may battle their way to two more wins in a refusal to go out silently, but New York has reduced them to an erratic collection of deep gunners who cannot find consistency on offense. Boston’s interior game looks even less effective with Kristaps Porzingis trying to work through an illness.