THE New York Knicks have proven once again that no such thing as a safe lead for them as they pulled off another improbable comeback in a 91-90 squeaker over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their best-of-seven semifinal series in the Eastern Conference on Thursday (Philippine time), May 8.

The Knicks staged an encore when they wiped out a 20-point deficit, scoring back-to-back come-from-behind wins to go up 2-0 in the series.

With two amazing performances, things are certainly looking bright for the Knicks as the next two games will be held at Madison Square Garden where they went 27-14 in the regular season.

Just like in their 108-105 win in Game 1, the Knicks trailed by 20 points in Game 2 and were still down by 16 points in the final 8:40, 68-84.

The Knicks again found a way to extricate themselves out of a deep hole, erupting for 30 points in the final period while limiting the Celtics to just 17.

A massive run saw the Knicks seize the lead, 89-86, with 56.5 ticks left but Jayson Tatum hit two free throws then completed a soaring dunk that gave the lead back to the Celtics, 90-89, with 18.5 seconds remaining.

Jalen Brunson, who scored 17 points, was fouled by Jrue Holiday and sank two go-ahead free throws. Boston couldn’t even take a shot in the game’s final possession as Tatum was clobbered by New York’s stingy defense, sealing another cardiac finish that put the defending champions in a deep hole.

Josh Hart led the Knicks with 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns tossed in 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Mikal Bridges had 14, 10 coming in the fourth period that sparked New York’s fightback.

Tatum and Brown led the Celtics with 20 points each.(CCM)

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