HERO
With the game tied at 88 and 1:33 remaining in overtime, Jason Terry poured in nine points in 93 seconds, starting with a pull-up 3 that put Boston ahead 91-88. The Celtics’ sixth man single-handedly outscored the Knicks in OT, 9-6.
ZERO
In the final 3-plus minutes of regulation and the five minutes of overtime, Carmelo Anthony was dreadful, missing eight of nine shots and two of four free throws. Anthony shot 10-for-35 for the game.
KEY PLAY
Terry’s pull-up 3 with 1:32 left in OT shattered an 88-all tie. After Anthony’s jumper cut the lead to one, Terry sank another jumper with 50.4 seconds left, making it 93-90. The Knicks didn’t score again.
KEY STAT
34.4 That’s the woeful percentage the Knicks shot from the field, including 23.3 percent from 3-point range (7-for-30). In overtime, they were 2-for-8 and 0-for-4, respectively.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
‘The Garden will be rocking Wednesday …We look forward to Wednesday. I can tell you that.’
– Carmelo Anthony on returning home for Game 5