How Knicks have put the Celtics in a perilous situation — former star David Lee reveals ‘mental’ edge
NY Post
Sometimes it’s about winning the mind game, and ex-Knicks star David Lee says his former team has the edge in that department against the Celtics.
“I think there was definitely a mental aspect to what happened (Wednesday) in Game 2,” Lee told The Post about the shocking 2-0 series lead grabbed by the Knicks.
“If you’re the Celtics, you either have to say ‘Ok, we’re going to keep doing what we’re doing and have the confidence that we are going to shoot our way out of it.’ Or you have to try to change your whole game plan. I just think they will stick with exactly what they are doing and they’re going to have confidence that their shots will eventually go in.”
The Celtics really struggled down the stretches of Games 1 and 2, blowing 20-point leads and shooting a horrific 17.5 percent from the field from the three-minute mark of the third quarter through the end of Game 2.
They shot 14 3-pointers in that time, making only two and turning the ball over six times.
Lee wouldn’t recommend that Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, who has been under fire for his lack of late-game adjustments, make any major changes to his strategy or rotations, adding that one missing piece is really hurting them.
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