Overview

• Paul Pierce vowed on FS1's 'Speak' to walk 15 miles to work in a bathrobe if the Celtics lost Game 2 to the Knicks—a promise he fulfilled after Boston's narrow 91–90 defeat.
• The Knicks' comeback win gave them a 2–0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals as the series shifts to Madison Square Garden for Game 3.
• Pierce's actual journey covered 20.2 miles over eight hours in Los Angeles, exceeding his original pledge of 15 miles.
• He shared live updates of the walk via Instagram Stories, commenting on the heat and joking about the Celtics' performance putting him in this situation.
• The Celtics' back-to-back blown 20-point leads have left the reigning champions on the brink of elimination in the best-of-seven series.