Knicks vs. Celtics live updates: 2025 NBA playoffs game 1 start time, picks and predictions

In view of the runs of the Knick as a playoff team in four of the last five seasons, it is a little surprising that these teams were last met in the 2013 off-season. The Knicks won this series in the first round, but it would be a shock if they won it.

Boston came in Orlando in five games and looked like a defending champion in this series. The Celtics are a big step of the young Detroit Piston team that exceeded the kinks for a significant part of this series.

The Knicks won all three games in Detroit in the first round to take this series in six games. It would be a big surprise if you maintain this in the TD garden. As a defending champion, who won 10 more games in the regular season, Boston naturally appears as a favorite. In addition, the Celtics also won all four meetings in the regular season.

In the latest matchup, the Celtics won in the extension in the Madison Square Garden of two. The other three games were not very competitive.

What can New York do to make this a competitive series? In the meeting on April 8th, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns teamed up for 61 points. That would be a start.

Jayson Tatum was on fire in the first round for Boston. He scored an average of 31.3 points per game in four games. If the guard has missed the last three games against Orlando and Boston missed Jrue Holiday's expected return and Boston will be difficult for Tom Thibodeau's team.