New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Less than a day after the Celtics’ blowout loss to the New York Knicks, Horford spoke to reporters about his looming free agency status for the first time in months. BOSTON — Al Horford wasn’t ready to talk about the future as he sat down at the Auerbach Center podium, less than 24 hours removed from a blowout loss to the New York...
CelticsBlog (Jeff Clark) —
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The season is over, Tatum is hurt, ...so what’s next for the Boston Celtics? The season is over and everyone processes that differently. If you aren’t ready to move on from the games just yet, feel free to bookmark this for later. For those of us who cope by looking to the future, let’s now turn our sad eyes towards the offseason. A lot is already...
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The defense cracked, the legs gave out, and the effort didn’t show up when it mattered most. Between missed rebounds and missed chances, Boston left the Madison Square Garden with more questions than answers. #1 – Once again, lack of rebounding The Knicks grabbed 39.6% of their misses, once again. The Celtics knew it was coming....
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images After a Friday night beatdown loss against the Knicks, the Celtics became the latest defending NBA champions to lose in the second round of the playoffs or prior. NEW YORK — For the sixth consecutive NBA season, the defending champions have been eliminated in the second round of the playoffs (or prior). The 61-win Celtics seemed...
CelticsBlog (Mark Aboyoun) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Boston’s season started against Knicks, and it comes to an end in New York. It was always going to be an uphill battle after the Celtics fell behind 3-1 in the series. That climb became even steeper with the devastating news that Jayson Tatum had ruptured his right Achilles. Despite a strong Game 5 win over New York in Boston, the Celtics...
CelticsBlog (Shirley Coshatt) —
Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Celtics look to even the series as they shift back to New York for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals After an inspired 127-102 Celtics win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday in Boston, the series now shifts back to New York for Game 6. The Celtics still trail the Knicks 2 games to 3 in the series and...
CelticsBlog (Bobby Manning) —
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Jaylen Brown has long expressed confidence in his ability to lead a team. Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear gives him the opportunity to stabilize the Celtics through his absence. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford led a team meeting leading up to Celtics - Knicks Game 5. They wanted to refocus the team on the present moment, trying to come back down 1-3 in...
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Kristaps Porzingis returns to where it all started with a chance to make a difference in this series and reverse his reputation in Boston. This will be The Kristaps Porzingis Game. I fully admit that this is an attempt to speak this into existence. I’m not above trying to conjure the spirits of Celtics old or praying to the basketball gods for a little...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser said that Tatum was in good spirits after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles. NEW YORK — The Celtics visited Jayson Tatum on Thursday in New York City ahead of their Game 6 matchup against the New York Knicks . Tatum underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles on Tuesday in...
CelticsBlog (Nate Moskowitz) —
Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images White’s scalability on offense allows him to flow between the 1st and 5th option, depending on what the Celtics need. Derrick White has never made an All-Star Game, but calling him a role player doesn’t adequately capture his value to the Celtics . Some nights, the game calls for him to take on a smaller role. But others, like Wednesday against the Knicks...
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Luke Kornet’s presence transformed the paint, and everyone followed. Boston’s defensive shape, focus, and energy flipped the game, and maybe the series. Tie game, still 24 minutes of basketball to play. The Celtics are a loss away from elimination, and they decided to take matters into their own hands. Luke Kornet starts instead of Kristaps...
CelticsBlog (Shirley Coshatt) —
Payton Pritchard vs Knicks 5/14/25 | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics crush Knicks without Jayson Tatum to force Game 6 Callahan: Celtics show heart in what still feels like a lost Knicks series How surprise hero rescued Celtics in ‘unbelievable’ Game 5 performance How Jaylen Brown...
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Kristaps Porzingis joined the starting lineup for the first time in Game 1 against the Knicks, but it was a short-lived stint. After an early timeout in the first quarter, Derrick White found Kristaps Porzingis posted up against Jalen Brunson. It was the perfect mismatch to exploit with the 7’2 Celtics center backing down the 6’2 star of the Knicks . ...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Tatum was able to do something few athletes have been able to do — get their Achilles rupture repaired the morning after the injury was suffered. That could make a massive difference when it comes to his recovery, according to UPenn’s Dr. Lou Soslowsky. No NBA athlete wants to rupture their Achilles tendon. But Jayson Tatum is in a much better position...
CelticsBlog (Nirav Barman) —
Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images In basketball, there is joy and there is heartbreak, but through it all, I will always bleed green. I’ll be honest — my spirit was pretty broken. Seeing our star player go down with a potentially career-altering injury before he even hit the prime of his career was crushing. When the broadcast showed a clip of Jayson Tatum in absolute agony...