The Thunder, in what became clear from the jump, had no interest in sharing company in these NBA Playoffs with the beleaguered beasts of the East.

Two days after blowing a 20-point lead in a humiliating loss to the third-seeded New York Knicks, the Celtics, well, they blew a 20-point lead Wednesday in a humiliating loss to the New York Knicks. It was an echo that defied belief, right up until Jayson Tatum's last-gasp drive culminated in a Mikal Bridges steal, the same way Game 1 ended.