New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images As Game 4 between the Celtics and the Knicks approaches, Holiday and the Celtics are on the same page regarding what needs to be done. NEW YORK — When Jrue Holiday won his first NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, it wasn’t a seamless journey. The Bucks trailed the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals 0-2,...
CelticsBlog (Nirav Barman) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images In classic Derrick fashion, he made all the right plays to help Boston secure the win. After falling behind 2-0 in their second-round series against the New York Knicks , the Boston Celtics had quite the response. They went in to Madison Square Garden to grab a dominant wire-to-wire victory with a final score of 115-93. Boston led...
SBN: Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger) —
Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images They’ve been telling us who they are for three years now. INDIANAPOLIS — The Cleveland Cavaliers essentially had their season on the line tonight, but you wouldn’t have known it with the level of aggressiveness and physicality they played with. It’s cliché and usually reductive to say that a team wanted it more. Maybe it is here as well. But it’s...
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns appeared to suffer a hand or finger injury in Saturday’s Game 3 loss to Boston, but he was a full participant in practice on Sunday and isn’t listed on the injury report for Monday’s Game 4, per Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News and Stefan Bondy of The […]
CelticsBlog (Shirley Coshatt) —
Jayson Tatum vs Knicks 5/10/25 | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics embrace ‘darkness,’ blow out Knicks in much-needed Game 3 win Celtics’ Jayson Tatum shares candid perspective on spotlight Kristaps Porzingis comes off bench in Game 3 after ominous health report Globe Celtics...
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Celtics are taking advantage of Mitchell Robinson‘s weakness as a free throw shooter and creating a difficult decision for Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscription required). Boston coach Joe Mazzulla employed the “Hack-A-Mitch” strategy repeatedly in Game 3, sending the backup center to the line 12 times. […]
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Boston made key tactical adjustments on offense to stretch the floor, exploit mismatches, and spark Payton Pritchard’s breakout night. Defensive lapses still lingered, but improved rim protection and transition scoring brought the Celtics back into the series. 4o #1 - Boston find space in New York The spacing was problematic during the first games of...
CelticsBlog (Jack Anderson) —
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Simply put, Jayson Tatum has been awful against the Knicks. But after a decorated young career and years of postseason experience, the MVP candidate understands the value of perspective. Jayson Tatum has not played his best game against the Knicks entering Saturday’s Game 3. Over the first two games of the series, Tatum had scored 36 points on 12/42...
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images The team has stressed process over results, but results can breed confidence in process. There are complexities to basketball that go beyond the statistics, but sometimes, the math is easy. After blowing out the Knicks on Saturday afternoon, Jaylen Brown simply said, “you gotta beat us four times. Not once. Not twice. Not three. You gotta win four...
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images There are complexities to basketball that go beyond the statistics, but sometimes, the math is easy. After blowing out the Knicks on Saturday afternoon, Jaylen Brown simply said, “you gotta beat us four times. Not once. Not twice. Not three. You gotta win four games.” Zooming into the Game 3 box score, one number stands out. After making just...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Celtics’ Sixth Man of the Year led the team in scoring on Saturday afternoon in a critical Game 3 — while setting a new playoff career-high in minutes and points. NEW YORK CITY — On Wednesday night, the Celtics stunningly became the first team in NBA history to blow 20-point leads in back-to-back playoff games. One more letdown...
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns appeared to say, “I broke it” (Twitter video link) after getting hit on his left hand in Saturday’s game, writes Bridget Reilly of The New York Post. Towns declined to elaborate on the injury when talking to reporters after the game. Reilly notes that he was able to remain on the […]
CelticsBlog (Daniel Poarch) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Celtics built another big lead on the Knicks in Game 3, and this time, they held onto it On Saturday afternoon in New York, the Boston Celtics looked like a completely different team than the one that fumbled away leads in each of their first two games against the Knicks . Comfortable and confident on both ends of the floor, the Celtics built...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Porzingis, who played 14 minutes off the bench in Game 2, will continue coming off the bench. Al Horford will start in his place. NEW YORK CITY — Kristaps Porzingis will come off the bench for the sixth time in his career in the Celtics ’ Game 3 against the Knicks . Al Horford, meanwhile, will start for the second time this series. ...
CelticsBlog (Mark Aboyoun) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Despite turning 39 in June, Horford doesn’t plan on hanging up the boots just yet. Despite being in the midst of a playoff run, Al Horford has expressed his intentions to stay in Boston following the conclusion of the season. Horford, who turns 39 in June, signed a two-year, $19.5 million extension back in December of 2022, which secured...