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00:00Jalen came out and defended in that quarter.
00:02I do think it started with his defense.
00:03Missoula singled out him diving on the sideline for a loose ball
00:07that led to a runout going the other way as the play that changed the tenor.
00:12They outscored the Knicks 32-17.
00:15And look, they shot well.
00:17I mean, they made 22 threes last night.
00:18The assist total is going to be up.
00:20You said it earlier.
00:21Jalen was 12 assists against two turnovers.
00:23The team was 27 against eight last night.
00:26When you're making threes like crazy, 45% clip in 22 of them,
00:29you're going to have a lot of assists.
00:31But I do think that speaks to the ball moving.
00:33I think they play differently without Tatum.
00:35That does not make them better without Tatum.
00:38They're a true championship contender,
00:40maybe the championship favorite with Tatum.
00:43Without them, I think they have enough to beat New York.
00:45Let's see.
00:46I think they have enough to beat the Pacers.
00:48Let's see.
00:49So I think they're still a very, very, very talented,
00:52very, very good team without Tatum.
00:54People have brought this up to me.
00:56They have a 15-4 record without Jalen Brown.
00:58That speaks to their overall talent and their ability this year.
01:02So I think they have enough to beat New York.
01:04I expected them to win last night.
01:06I would have been disappointed in them if they didn't win last night.
01:10The question is now, can you go on the road and do it at MSG?
01:13That's going to be a different animal.
01:15New York is going to have to answer the bell.
01:17They're going to need that game much more than they need a game five.
01:20Both teams, obviously, are going to need game six at MSG tomorrow night.
01:24Can the Knicks deal with the pressure?
01:25Can the Celtics put up the type of performance they did last night at home on the road?
01:30These are all questions we don't know the answer to yet,
01:32but I would bet on the Celtics tomorrow.
01:34I would.
01:35Man, I hope you're right.
01:36I can't.
01:37At least not.
01:37Maybe tomorrow.
01:38Maybe one more sleep on it.
01:39I'll change my mind.
01:41But I just think all the guys for the Celtics, with the exception of Porzingis,
01:44which they rectified in the second half,
01:46all played either very well or great,
01:50or in some cases, their best game ever.
01:52Whereas the Knicks, everybody played average to bad.
01:59OG Ananobi was awful offensively.
02:02Mikael Bridges, who has had a few moments in wins for the Knicks,
02:06where you're like, oh, this guy's doing it.
02:07He didn't have any of that last night.
02:09So Bridges and Ananobi were terrible.
02:11Jalen Brunson committed five fouls in the third quarter alone.
02:15And then Carly Thane Towns is kind of a non-factor.