We probably should've always seen the Boston Celtics responding like champions in Saturday afternoon's 115-93 road win over the New York Knicks. There was simply very little possibility the Celtics wouldn't play with tremendous focus and desperation after blowing two straight 20-plus-point leads at home to fall behind 0-2 in this second-round playoff series.

Jalen Brunson has found his shot in the fourth quarter of each game of this Eastern Conference semifinal series. But he has struggled in the first three periods.

The Knicks got walloped in Game 3, which left top scorer Jalen Brunson dropping a fierce reality check after taking the Celtics loss.