The Knicks came to the game dressed in black expecting a funeral for the Celtics, but the Celtics won on the road to force a game 6 back in Boston, trailing 3-2.
Houston also avoided elimination on the road, and also return home for game 6, trailing 3-2. Harden suffered from flu-like symptoms but hit his first seven 3-pters to finish with 31pts. Kevin Durant finished with 36pts, 7 rebounds, 7 assists. Jeremy Lin is still sidelined with a chest bruise. Injured Russell Westbrook watched the game from a suite.
Boston and Houston both have won 2 in a row after being down 3-0. Both will need to avoid elimination another 2 more times in order to become the first team in NBA playoff history to come back to win the series after trailing 3-0. Five teams in a row have now avoided elimination in the first round.
Indiana won game 5 at home against Atlanta, continuing the streak of the home team winning every game in the series.
Of the 6 series remaining, the score is 3-2, giving 6 chances to either eliminate the opponent or force a game 7.
In 3 of these series, the lower-seeded team is in the lead (Chicago, Memphis and Golden State).
The other 2 series were 4-0 sweeps.
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