Zebra Sports NBA Nightly Pulse: NBA News & Highlights from May 14

Nightly Pulse: NBA News & Highlights from May 14

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🏀 NBA Playoffs scores tonight

Boston Celtics 127, New York Knicks 102

Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves (Live on TNT/truTV/MAX)

💪 Celtics stay alive in Game 5

Celtics 127, Knicks 102

The game hung in the balance after a tightly contested first half that ended in a 59-59 tie. It was anyone’s game going into the second half. The Celtics snatched the opportunity and didn’t look back.

Boston went on a scoring barrage early in the third and the Knicks’ offense struggled to respond. The Celtics led by 15 going into the fourth quarter and kept the pressure on by pouring in 36 points in the final period.

Eventually, the Knicks knew another epic comeback was not in the cards tonight.

In Jayson Tatum’s absence, Boston had its key guys fill the Next Man Up mantra. Derrick White (34) and Jaylen Brown (26) combined for 60 points and the duo of Luke Kornet (10) and Payton Pritchard (17) provided an additional scoring punch off the bench.

The stage is now set for Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

🔭 T’Wolves-Warriors lookahead

Tonight’s nightcap features a Game 5 showdown between the Timberwolves and Warriors with the home team T’Wolves holding a 3-1 series lead.

The Warriors won the first game but have dropped three straight in Steph Curry’s absence. On the other side, Anthony Edwards has averaged 27.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game thus far this series.

Warriors starting lineup

Golden State will be without Stephen Curry yet again tonight as he nurses a hamstring injury. Check out the Warriors’ keys to winning tonight and staving off elimination.

Timberwolves starting lineup

🔒4th quarter. Game 5. Let’s go

Celtics 91, Knicks 76

The stage is set for a big fourth quarter in Boston as the Celtics are positioning themselves for a season-extending win. However, we’ve seen this movie before in this series with the Celtics seeing a big lead slip away late. Will tonight be different?

Boston 3️⃣ Party back on

Derrick White is leading the way as the Celtics have had a barrage on offense to start the third. Boston has scored 22 points in the first six minutes coming out of the break and White is up to 30 points with seven made threes.

The Celtics have their biggest lead of the night, up 14, as we hit the mid-way point of the third.

🍿Game 5 gettin’ good

Celtics 59, Knicks 59 at halftime

The Knicks and Celtics just put a bow on an immensely entertaining first half. 10 lead changes. Five ties. Physical play. Incredible shot making. We’ve got ourselves a serious game cooking in Boston.

Derrick White set the tone for the Celtics by canning his first three triples. He kept it rolling and is up to 19 points.

Jalen Brunson has answered on the other end with 13 points.

Both teams are shooting extremely well from deep with the Knicks at 47.1 percent (8-17) and the Celtics at 48 percent (12-25).

We’ve got a massive second half on tap as the Celtics look to extend the series while the Knicks look to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals. Don’t miss it.

🎢 Celtics surge back

It’s been a wild second quarter at the TD Garden. The Knicks got up by as many as nine but the Celtics woke up and got back on a roll. They now lead 48-47 as both offenses are starting to click.

🗽 Knicks lead after 1

Knicks 32, Celtics 30

The dust has settled after a physical and well-played first quarter, the Knicks lead the Celtics by two points. The three-ball has been working for the Celtics as they’ve canned seven of 15 from deep, including four from Derrick White. New York has used a different tact with 12 points in the paint and a perfect 8-8 mark from the line compared to 1-2 FT for Boston.

Catch the second quarter now on TNT.

🔥White hot

Boston’s Derrick White is feeling it so far tonight and stepping up where the Celtics need it most. He’s up to 14 points in eight minutes and is 4-for-5 from deep. That’s two-thirds of Boston’s points thus far, as it leads New York 21-16 in the early goings.

🎬 Action Brunson

Jalen Brunson is active early, slashing to the rim and getting a bucket. He’s been a major factor this series, leading all scorers at 28.0 points per game entering Game 5.

😎 Stars in the building

Timothée Chalamet and a ton of other celebs have descended upon TD Garden to catch tonight’s action between the Knicks and Celtics.

🍀Celtics vs Knicks Game 5 matchup

The Celtics are battling to keep their season alive tonight at home, down 3-1 to the Knicks. They’ll be doing so without Jayson Tatum (Achilles), who is done for the rest of the postseason.

The story thus far in this series has been the Knicks’ ability to battle back regardless of the circumstances. Each of their road wins in Games 1 and 2 both required major come-from-behind efforts and they had to erase a double-digit deficit at home in Game 4.

Part of the reason behind the Knicks’ ability to make those comebacks has been inconsistent offense for Boston. The Celtics were a great three-point shooting team during the regular season but have been pedestrian in that regard in this series at just 33.5 percent from deep. They’ll have to correct that tonight, which is easier said than done without Tatum.

Celtics lineup

Knicks lineup

👉 NBA storylines tonight

  • Two potential closeout games: Both the Celtics and the Warriors are on the brink going into tonight’s action. The Celtics have the benefit of being at home while the Warriors have the tall task of saving their season on the road.
  • Who will step up? Another commonality between the Celtics and Warriors is, unfortunately, a big injury to a key player. The Celtics will be without Jayson Tatum (Achilles) for the rest of the season regardless of what happens Wednesday. The Warriors, meanwhile, must continue to press on without Stephen Curry, who has been out since Game 1 with a hamstring injury.
  • Looking ahead or locking in? Both the Knicks and Timberwolves know that losing tonight could swing the momentum in their respective series. Even with vital players out for the Celtics and Warriors, the Knicks and Timberwolves can’t afford to look past their opponents tonight.

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