NEW YORK — As sports talk shows lit them up, as pockets of fans wondered if this was the end, as questions about their horrendous 3-point shooting intensified, the Celtics mostly shrugged.

The Celtics found their stroke to build a big lead early, but it was playing their brand of basketball that made it possible from tip to final buzzer.

The Boston Celtics visit the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their best-of-7, Eastern Conference semifinal series Saturday.