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

[bronxknicksfan1]

What I’m seeing from a lot of posters is that they can’t give the Knicks credit for coming back from down 20 to win this game. Because they thought this would be an easy sweep for the Celtics. Now, that the Celtics lost, it’s because they played bad

[cgf]

The Celtics played the knicks healthy ONCE all season
And we lost by 2, that was only the second game back for JB
I keep saying this series is a lot closer than people think

How many times were the Celtics healthy and why doesn't that factor in?

That’s exactly the damn point
Neither team was not up to par health wise
Brown was not healthy that last game
The Knicks were not healthy the first three games and the first game overall was the first Knick game together period.

Now that the series starts 0-0, it’s a lot closer, health permitting
And let’s not get it twisted, I’m fully aware KP exited the game which is a big piece

Which is kind of the point. Health was a factor for both teams in the regular season...so we don't know how these teams stack up at 100%...but for one team, it is not currently a factor...so we're seeing a higher level than in the regular season...while it does still appear to be a factor for the other, unfortunately. If the Celtics can't get healthy before the series is over, than whether they could or couldn't beat us at 100% won't matter...just like whether we could or couldn't have beaten the Pacers at 100% last year, didn't matter.

Hopefully that's not the case, because win or lose, it's fun to test yourself against the best at their best...but if we're talking about predicting this series, that does look like it could be a factor that swings things against the Celtics.

[Kobe187]

Wow! Did not see this coming, the Knicks are for real.

[Jellybeans]

Nothing to see here.
Just dumbest team in the league against the Knicks

[sunsbg]

Chucking 3s at 20% didn't quite work.

What is KP's status ?

[NoStatsGuy]

karma for hacking mitch! ball dont lie!!

LFG keep the games close and we got a chance!!

[pepe1991]

Celtics had similar issue vs Magic as well, they had those black holes where for several min they couldn't generate good looks. But unlike vs Magic, Knicks used those holes to cut lead.

One thing i liked about Celtics in series vs Magic is how they adjusted to fact that Magic will cut 3 FGA from them. Now in this one they took 60 threes. In a game where nobody was hot from distance.

Due offensive rebounds Celtics generated 10 FGA more, but simply continued to jack those 3s. Felt like that 27-misses in a row Rockets game. Sometimes you need to know when to stop and seek for different solution.

Again, most surprising to me was lack of adjustment, same adjustment they made vs Magic without much issues.

[AussieCeltic]

Too many threes - even for the Celtics.

Need to get back to playing downhill and putting pressure at the rim. The Knicks only real rim protector is Robinson and I can’t see him getting many mins this series (after Joes hack a Robinson).

I expect Celtics to bounce back game 2.

[DreamTeam09]

Celtics taking 60 3s is waste and does a disservice to basketball, not a Celtics for a myriad of reasons, but the spamming of 3s is another one to add to that list.

[cgf]

Just finished and I'm weirdly feeling better about our chances than I was when I just saw how poorly boston shot. They missed some 3s they shouldn't, but they also missed plenty of bad 3s. Shooting regression is the obvious low-hanging fruit for them, but there's plenty of low-hanging fruit for the knicks to clean up too. The FT shooting, the rebounding, & the turnovers, being top of mind...Karl staying out of foul trouble would be huge too, he was really cooking when he picked up that 3rd foul.

Anyways really fun opener to what should be a great series!

[FlatearthZorro]

Gonna read through the overreactions, brb.

[FlatearthZorro]

Bro, on to the next one, there’s no trail you’re leaving lmao
We know you’re the defending champions for a reason
I already said, we giving you props and one game don’t’ mean sh**
But damn give the Knicks some credit lmao

I was gonna wait until the Celtics won to flex but now I'm gonna do it after every win.

Celtics in 5.

You sound shook

Keep the same energy all throughout, please.

[The Corey's]

I was gonna wait until the Celtics won to flex but now I'm gonna do it after every win.

Celtics in 5.

You sound shook

Keep the same energy all throughout, please.

beat Celtics by 3 points in overtime in game 1 of round 2 banner has been commissioned

[evilpimp972]

Celtics are favorites no doubt, but you gotta be concerned when the game is close and Brunson is on the court...

[bronxknicksfan1]

You sound shook

Keep the same energy all throughout, please.

beat Celtics by 3 points in overtime in game 1 of round 2 banner has been commissioned

Went on a 56-33 run to close the game to beat the Celtics in overtime because they couldn’t stop shooting 3s…I’ll hang the banner

[NiceLikeChrist]

People keep talking about the Celtics 3s like they never watched them before. That’s what they do. That’s damn near all they do.

Look at last playoffs. Every single round they declined in 3 pt % yet took the same amount of 3s. They shot their most amount of 3s all playoffs in the finals and also shot their worst % in the finals.

Their shooting isn’t sustainable in the post season. It gets worse and worse. And this time they don’t have the luxury of playing 3 injured teams on the way to the finals where they play the 3rd or 4th best team in the western conference.

Can’t believe yall let this team trick you

[FlatearthZorro]

Celtics are favorites no doubt, but you gotta be concerned when the game is close and Brunson is on the court...

Not concerned at all, we beat them in a close meaningless for us game in NY. If the guys underperform they may lose, if they play up to their potential, I see us in 5. Shooting ~.330 from the field and losing by 3 isn’t much of a concern to me either. We were 2nd in OFRTG, doubt we shoot .330 again this series.
Let’s see how next game goes and I’d judge from there. Funny all home teams lost so far… including the favorites to me- OKC and CLE

[FlatearthZorro]

People keep talking about the Celtics 3s like they never watched them before. That’s what they do. That’s damn near all they do.

Look at last playoffs. Every single round they declined in 3 pt % yet took the same amount of 3s. They shot their most amount of 3s all playoffs in the finals and also shot their worst % in the finals.

Their shooting isn’t sustainable in the post season. It gets worse and worse. And this time they don’t have the luxury of playing 3 injured teams on the way to the finals where they play the 3rd or 4th best team in the western conference.

Can’t believe yall let this team trick you

They ranked #4-5th all time in the most important stars and won 64 games. They were close to MJs best Bulls and the Warriors. It’s super disrespectful to write that post, which shows you lack knowledge in basketball and don’t like the Celtics. Which is the reason you’re probably here after 1 game.

[knicksfan974]

The Knicks can beat the Celtics in this series if they:
- Contest Celtics' three point shots, just don't foul the shooter.
- Secure the rebounds, especially on the defensive end. You just cannot let the Celtics have multiple looks from three.
- Play smart, do not turn the ball over.

[The Corey's]

Keep the same energy all throughout, please.

beat Celtics by 3 points in overtime in game 1 of round 2 banner has been commissioned

Went on a 56-33 run to close the game to beat the Celtics in overtime because they couldn’t stop shooting 3s…I’ll hang the banner

I remember these same convos with Mavs fans.

Y'all think shooting too many threes is our downfall when in reality it's gonna be the Knicks giving up too many open looks.

They won't shoot that bad for an entire 7 game series.