Khari Thompson

3 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Khari Thompson

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The one trait that the Knicks can’t afford to show during the remainder of this Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Celtics is indecisiveness, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said at practice Sunday afternoon. As they showed in their 115-93 victory in Game 3, Boston has too many capable shooters in their five-out offense to remain in a permanent shooting slump.

4 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Khari Thompson

NEW YORK — 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, and the lead began to swell as the shots kept falling. They built a 25-point halftime lead, and New York was unable to overcome the deficit in the 115-93 Boston triumph.

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Khari Thompson

NEW YORK — Despite Joe Mazzulla already dealing with a tight rotation and Kristaps Porzingis’s illness in this conference semifinal series, Payton Pritchard found himself with his minutes dipping slightly before Saturday’s Game 3. After averaging 23 minutes over the first two games, Pritchard helped the Celtics shake off rust from beyond the arc, going 5 for 10 from 3-point range in the 115-93 victory.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Khari Thompson

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has fond memories of his time as an assistant with the Celtics. He was on Doc Rivers’s staff when Boston won the title in 2008, and remained with the franchise until 2010. Thibodeau played college basketball at Salem State and began his coaching career there. He later had a stint as an assistant coach at Harvard. Winning a title with the Celtics on his last stop before becoming an NBA head coach was special, he said.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Khari Thompson

Share Celtics guard Jrue Holiday’s status remains day-to-day as he recovers from a hamstring strain that caused him to miss the final three games of the opening-round series against the Magic, coach Joe Mazzulla said Friday. “He’s getting better every day,” Mazzulla said. “Doing whatever he can to make sure he puts himself in position to come back as fast as he can.