Jones & Keefe: Do the Celtics have enough to win this series?

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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.

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