2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 1-0)

[bisme37]

Game 1 @BOS: Monday May 5th, 7pm ET on TNT

[Romeiro Celtic]

Knicks are soft. Celts in 5.

[PierceFan4ever]

Celtics in 5. They own the Knicks

[gizardoe]

I say celts in 5. Lose game 3 prob

[Patches Perry]

Celtics in 5 or possibly 6 if Knicks get a couple good bounces.

[Celts17Pride]

Celtics in 5

[Fat]

Knicks in 4

[Mr Puddles]

Suns in 3

[ArksNetsSince99]

Celtics in 4 , you heard it here first

[KamikazeK]

Boston gets a 2nd round bye this year.

[Sixteen]

Celtics in 6 or 7. props to Detroit for putting up a fight but I think NY played to its competition a bit. I can see them really playing their best basketball in this series and making Boston work

[Riverwalk2021]

If there is a team softer than Kristaps Softzingis, it's his first team.

[Celts17Pride]

Knicks in 4

4 more decades?

[ArksNetsSince99]

Knicks in 4

4 more decades?

[Froob]

Celtics in five

[Wolfgang630]

Knicks gonna make this go 6 games minimum

[JujitsuFlip]

Welp, this the series that Knicks fans wanted last season in the ECF, we'll see how it plays out.

[JXL]

Whatever the Knicks are in the series vs. Detroit, the Celtics are the complete opposite (better offense, smarter defense, better rebounding, bit better depth)

I have Celtics in 6.

[Phish Tank]

Celts in 4.... at least Thibs will be axed when that happens.

[shi-woo]

I feel very confident in this series after watching the effects Ausar and Shroder had on Brunson, and Towns showing me he's still the most bubbly player in the league.

Health obviously is a factor in this series, but if Jrue is there, I expect him and White to give Brunson similar fits as the DET guards.

I actually expect KAT to play well against the Celtics. We always seem to struggle against size, even if it's against the Shawn Bradley's of the world. If he plays disciplined, he will have a huge impact.

KP will be the X factor this series. If Jrue misses time, he needs to be able to effect the defensive end at an elite level, and also needs to make Towns work hard on defense. Make him think, that's when bad things happen as he tries to do too much. I expect KP to be super aggressive given he used to play for NY, and ultimately he is a more talented player than Towns, and will like the matchup. This needs to be a 22/8 with 3 block series for him.

I expect OG and Bridges to play way better this series, it's why they were brought in, and their roles are way more defined this series. I think both will play like they have something to prove and expect Celtic fans to hate OG by the end of the series. Same with Hart, he's going to get F You chants for sure in Boston.

Tatum has looked phenomenal so far, and I hope that continues. I don't see anyone that can check White realistically, and this is one of the only series where Payton and Hauser won't be out of place. I think both have the potential to go off at times, and will be looking for Payton to completely outplay McBride this series. Celtics bench can really make this easier if they show up, and don't think NY can hang if they do.

I'm picking Celtic's in 6, Brunson and the gang will get a game in Boston and a game in NY. Towns and the role players will take one, and then Brunson and the refs will take another after getting half our starters in foul trouble in the first quarter.

As a Celtic fan my main hope is that Jrue can play, and not reaggrivate whatever he is, and to not leave this series more banged up than when we entered. Everyone healthy for CLE please. Tatum already has his legacy moments with Games 6 and 7 v PHI, GM 7 MIL, and GM 5 DAL, but he's yet to really have that Legacy defining series. This would be the perfect time and the team to do it against. Come out and do what you did the last 3 games against ORL and make a statement.