For the Celtics, that series brought more pain than they could have anticipated, with Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles only worsening the sudden end to a championship defense. Given the opponent, Wednesday’s trip back to the famous arena meant a little extra to the returning Boston players.

The Knicks will be without at least one starter on Friday night as they host the Celtics in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York has four players listed on their injury report including three starters for the matchup.

Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez impressed everyone from Joe Mazzulla to Jaylen Brown to Blake Griffin in his “awesome” NBA debut.

The New York Knicks improved to 2-0 on the season with an impressive 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. The win showed the Knicks'

Jaylen Brown was tied for the Celtics lead in scoring as he did a lot of his damage in the loss to the 76ers to open the season.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Dave Cowens was born in 1948. Cowens played his NCAA ball with the Florida State Seminoles and was taken by the Celtics with the fourth overall selection of the 1970 NBA Draft on the advice of big man legend Bill Russell, despite the fact that the Florida State alum stood only 6-foot-9.

The Boston Celtics shot — and made — the highest volume of 3-pointers in 2024-25, and ESPN NBA writer Zach Kram believes they could set an NBA record by shootin

The Celtics will be without reserve center Luka Garza for Friday’s showdown with the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The team ruled out the big man for the matchup after he was placed in concussion protocol following a collision in Wednesday’s loss to the 76ers.

The Celtics have outscored their opponents in five of the eight quarters they’ve played. In the NBA, though, you only get credit for winning the war, not the battles along the way. Still, those small victories might offer some silver linings.