The Boston Celtics hold a 3-0 record over the New York Knicks this season. Furthermore, Joe Mazzulla's team boasts a +63 point differential during those games, which shows the level Boston has been playing at when facing their divisional and conference rival.
The Boston Celtics are one of the teams who are expected to be a contender at the end of the season. They are the defending NBA champions, so they feel like the
The New York Knicks are one of the best teams in the NBA, but there is still a wide margin between them and the top two squads in the Eastern Conference. The Kn
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 118-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday. Tatum just missed getting a triple-double for the second straight game after earning one in a victory at ...
So far, in the three times the Celtics have faced the Knicks in the 2024-25 regular season, it has been Boston coming out on top.
The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.
So until further notice, the Knicks can’t be classified as contenders. They’re too far below the Celtics and Cavaliers to be taken seriously. Sunday was just the latest example. In three games against Boston, they’ve been outscored by 63 points and struggle to defend the 3-point line.
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If the Knicks can keep it close, they hold the advantage because of their point guard. And that’s also true, most significantly, against the Celtics.
New York is 0-2 against the Celtics this season, who earned a 132-109 home victory on opening night and prevailed 131-104 at New York on Feb. 8.
The Knicks sit third in the Eastern Conference standings behind the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers and reigning-champion Boston Celtics. That’s why they have the third-shortest odds to win the East behind Boston and Cleveland.