The New York Knicks kept things honest in the aftermath of their first loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns, left, works the ball against Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard, right, during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP

SportsLine's model simulated Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Saturday's Game 3 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup

Saturday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Knicks are still up two games to one. Game 4 is Monday.

Down by 14 points in the third quarter of Game 4, the Knicks came roaring back for another improbable, instant-classic victory over the defending champion Boston Celtics.

The Curry-less Warriors only had one player, Jonathan Kuminga, get over 15 points. Jimmy Butler was held to 14 points. No Warriors player hit more than two three-pointers. The wait is now on to see if Curry can return for Game 5 on Wednesday in Minnesota.

After shooting a frigid 25 percent from 3-point range over the first two games, the Celtics bombarded the Knicks from beyond the arc in Game 3. They buried six of their first seven attempts from deep,

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals