Josh Hart led all scorers with 23 points, while Jalen Brunson (17) and Karl-Anthony Towns (21) combined for 38 points. Derrick White and Jaylen Brown both scored 20 points for Boston, while Jayson Tatum went 5-of-19 from the field for 13 points.

See today’s NBA same game parlay picks for the Wednesday, May 7 Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks Eastern Semifinals | Game 2 matchup.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics each won 60-plus games, an average of 12 more than the lower-seeded Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. As the East series take a day off before resuming Friday -- Indiana and New York take their 2-0 leads into Games 3 and 4 at home -- let's examine what has gone wrong for the favorites and what that tells us about the chances of Boston and Cleveland coming back to reach an East finals matchup that seemed inevitable a week ago.