Celtics and Spurs can advance on Tuesday. The Knicks and Hawks play the first pivotal Game 5 of 2026
After the Boston Celtics rolled in Philadelphia and the San Antonio Spurs roared back in Portland, the No. 2 seeds in the NBA playoffs are on the verge of advancing. The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks might still need a while to settle things in their series.
Game 5 with a 2-2 tie has long been the pivotal moment of a series, and the first one of this postseason arrives Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
GREENBURGH, N. Y. (AP) — After the Boston Celtics rolled in Philadelphia and the San Antonio Spurs roared back in Portland , the No.
2 seeds in the NBA playoffs are on the verge of advancing. The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks might still need a while to settle things in their series. Game 5 with a 2-2 tie has long been the pivotal moment of a series, and the first one of this postseason arrives Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
In seven-game series that were tied 2-2, the team that took Game 5 won 81. 5% of the time. It's a pressure-packed moment, and coach Mike Brown believes his Knicks are prepared for it.