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The New York Knicks are on a roll, up 3-1 in their NBA Playoffs series against the Boston Celtics. A win on Wednesday would advance the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000.
The Boston Celtics lost Game 4 and saw Jayson Tatum suffer a potentially serious injury on Monday night against the New York Knicks. The Knicks won 121-113 thanks to a strong second half and erased another large deficit,
Many at ESPN haven't exactly had the most faith in the New York Knicks this postseason, including Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem. So naturally, many Knicks fan
Perkins has long been touting the Thunder as the best team in the NBA, and after their dominating regular season, it's hard to argue with that. However, the Knicks, compared to OKC at least, have cruised through the postseason and are poised to have plenty of rest before the Conference Finals kick off.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum reportedly had his and Celtics' fans worst fears about his injury confirmed on Tuesday.
Over the first two games of the second-round series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, there were major concerns regarding the defending champions.
The Knicks went on a 21-2 run during a 7:22 span in the fourth quarter of Game 2 as part of an improbable turnaround that put the Knicks up 2-0 in the series. Brunson finished with 17 points, including the biggest buckets of the night, Josh Hart had a team-high 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns pulled down 17 rebounds.
The New York Knicks are favored to make it to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Oklahoma City remains the overall favorite.