Celtics' Jayson Tatum celebrates during Saturday's Game 3 rout of the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals in New York. (AP photo)

The New York Knicks will aim to bounce back at Madison Square Garden toinight after the Boston Celtics won 115-93 to pull within 2-1 in their Eastern Conference playoff series.

“I mean, it’s the NBA playoffs, we all got to walk in with that kind of urgency. Shouldn’t be something we have to tell people to do,” Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns said. “So, it falls on all of us to come in with that kind of urgency.”

The Celtics had that on Saturday, that’s for sure.

“You’ve got to beat us four times. That’s what it comes down to. Not twice, not once, not three,” Celtics forward Jaylen Brown said. “You’ve got to win four games, so there’s a lot of basketball to be played.”

The Celtics’ star, Jayson Tatum, knew that the team would respond and also hit its shots from beyond the arc.

“Just a matter of time,” Tatum said.

Meanwhile in the West Conference, the Golden State Warriors will have to try again to find a way to win without Stephen Curry, who has missed the past two playoff games against Minnesota with a strained left hamstring.

“Our margin for error without Steph is obviously slimmer than it normally is, so we’ve got to be really focused on our game plan, discipline,” coach Steve Kerr said Sunday. “The effort was amazing.”

Yet even trailing 2-1 in the best-of-seven playoff series against the Timberwolves after a 102-97 defeat Saturday night, Jimmy Butler had some positive reflections:

“Of course, that we can compete without Steph,” Butler said. “We’re still as confident as ever. We’re going to go back to the film and the drawing boards and figure it out, and come back in here on Monday and (get) this thing to 2-2.”

The Warriors have another chance at Chase Center to even the series before returning to Minneapolis for Game 5. Curry is scheduled to be evaluated Wednesday, one week after his MRI exam following the injury early in Game 1 last Tuesday, so if all went well the soonest he might be available would be a Game 6 in San Francisco.

Sure, the offense is a concern, but Kerr keeps stressing how defense will be the key to winning this series. And on Saturday, the Warriors couldn’t stop Anthony Edwards or Julius Randle when it mattered.

Edwards scored 36 points while Randle had a triple-double of 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

Here’s a capsule look at both games:

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

When/Where to Watch: Game 4, 7:30 p.m. EDT (ESPN)

Series: Knicks, 2-1

BetMGM Sportsbook: Celtics by 6.5

What to Know: The Celtics have led by at least 20 points in all three games, but didn’t win any of them until their 115-93 victory in Game 3. The Celtics, who set an NBA record for 3-pointers made in a season, were 20 for 40 on Saturday after making just 25 of 100 in the two games in Boston. The Celtics’ center rotation comes off its best game, with Al Horford scoring 15 points in Game 3 after two poor games in Boston and Kristaps Porzingis playing a series-high 19 minutes off the bench after feeling better after battling an illness in the opening two games. Mitchell Robinson is 7 for 23 on free throws, with the Celtics fouling the Knicks backup center intentionally to take advantage of his woes. Knicks forward OG Anunoby has totaled seven points on 3-for-15 shooting in the past two games after scoring 29 in the opener.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors

When/Where to Watch: Game 4, 10 p.m. EDT (ESPN)

Series: Timberwolves lead 2-1

BetMGM Sportsbook: Timberwolves by 5.5

What to Know: Minnesota made the key plays when it counted, such as Rudy Gobert’s dunk and three-point play with 2:05 to go and his offensive rebound off a 3-point miss by Edwards that led to a made 3 by Edwards with 1:19 left. The Warriors missed Draymond Green’s defensive presence during that crucial final stretch after he fouled out with 4:38 to play. Kerr might mix and match once more after he went with Trayce Jackson-Davis in the starting lineup for Game 3 but only played him 11 minutes — “we liked Trayce’s size,” Kerr said. Kuminga’s 30-point performance on 11-of-18 shooting playing nearly 36 minutes off the bench might put him in consideration for returning to the starting five.