Preview Of the Exciting New York Knicks-Boston Celtics Series
The stage is set. The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics will face off in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. New York is coming off their first-round victory over the Detroit Pistons in six games. The Celtics, on the other hand, are coming off of their first-round win over the Orlando Magic in five games. Let’s talk about this exciting second-round matchup.
New York Knicks and Boston Celtics Regular Season Series
The Knicks and Celtics faced each other four times in the regular season, and Boston swept the season series going 4-0. Boston won 132-109 on October 22, 131-104 on February 8, 118-105 on February 23, and 119-117 on April 8. There’s no doubt that Boston had their way with New York this season.
These two teams present an interesting question for this series. Will the trio of Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and OG Anunoby outplay the trio of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White? You can even throw Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday into that conversation as well. Boston has a much deeper roster and more game-changers in their lineup than New York does.
The New York Knicks Might Have Their Work Cut Out For Them
Boston has stars in their lineup, excellent role players, and solid rim protectors. They have it all, and it doesn’t match up well for the Knicks. New York’s offense runs primarily through Brunson. If he gets shut down this series, who will pick up the slack on offense?
The New York Knicks are a good team with good role players that can provide good secondary scoring. However, they relied on a late clutch shot from Brunson to beat the Pistons. The game was close in the final minute, and Detroit had a real shot to win the game until the buzzer sounded. New York had to work a bit harder to win Game 6 than they probably would’ve liked because they did look like the better team than Detroit.
Last Thoughts
This series will come down to Brunson. Can he replicate his Game 6 performance against Detroit in a full series? Will secondary scorers Anunoby and Bridges be able to step up? If any of the answers to these questions are no, then the Knicks will lose this series.
Boston looked better in their first-round matchup than the Knicks did in theirs. Brunson will have to be nearly perfect for the New York Knicks to win this series. For an official prediction, let’s go Celtics in six games.
