By Dylan Backer,Empire Sports Media

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“Yeah, I think they blew that series,” Pierce told Heavy on Celtics reporter Steve Bulpett. “Absolutely. They had 20-point leads in the first two games — at home — and they lost them both? Yeah, they blew that series. That had nothing to do with the Knicks’ talent and all that.”

While New York did overcome two 20-point deficits to take control of that series, they outperformed Boston the rest of that series, contrary to Pierce’s belief. Jalen Brunson and Jayson Tatum went shot-for-shot in an epic Game 4 duel that New York came out on top of to claim a 3-1 series lead.

The Knicks showed that they can compete against the league’s best

Unfortunately, Tatum suffered an Achilles injury late in that game that kept him out for the remainder of the series. However, New York was in full control and was likely on their way to taking that series regardless of Tatum’s health.