The answer is zero. But that has little to do with the Knicks' defense.

But as Boston’s three-point attempts kept clanking off the rim — finishing a brutal 15-of-60 from deep — the Knicks started to claw back. The Celtics’ 45 missed threes set a new playoff low in franchise history and ultimately became their downfall.

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That strategy failed them in Game 1 against the Knicks, on a night in which the defending NBA champions took 60 3-pointers and had an NBA playoff-record 45 misses on their way to blowing a 20-point second-half lead in their 108-105 overtime loss.

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins.