The Boston Celtics, despite letting a 20-point lead slip away for the second game in a row, still had a great chance to win Game 2 against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. After Jalen Brunson made a free throw to put the Knicks up 91-90, the Celtics had the ball with about 17 seconds to go— plenty of time to make a go-ahead bucket or even foul after a miss with a chance to tie it afterwards.
Of course, none of the above happened. Head coach Joe Mazzulla neglected to call a timeout. The Celtics gave the ball to Jayson Tatum, who danced around for most of the clock before aimlessly driving to the baseline. Once there, he tried to pass the ball out and turned it over. Game over. Celtics lose.
