The stats alone don't tell the full story. Tatum had three turnovers in the game, but none was as big as the final one that lost the game. If he had gotten the pass to the top of the key to Jaylen Brown as he intended, the guard would have been completely wide open with a chance to win the game.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has gone ice cold against the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs when his team needs him the most.

The staggering loss came two nights after the Knicks erased an identical 20-point deficit to take Game 1 in overtime. In franchise history, the Celtics have dropped the first two games of 18 best-of-seven series, and they went on to lose 16 of those.