The New York Knicks earned their first Eastern Conference finals berth since 2000 with a 119-81 Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The game wasn't in doubt after the first quarter, as New York absolutely dominated both ends of the floor. It was the largest playoff victory in franchise history.

The New York Knicks are set to host the Indiana Pacers for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday. The Knicks will play in their first conference final in 25 years, and the whole city is excited, including All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns.

What went wrong for the Boston Celtics vs. the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals? The Celtics fell in six games to the Knicks after a litany of injuries to Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and others derailed Boston's defense of their 2024 NBA Championship in surprising fashion.

The Boston Celtics are out of the NBA Playoffs, falling at the hands of the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals in a surprise defeat that LeBron James believes he understands

They’re champions forever, and when these players’ careers are long done, they will be reminded of that every time they come to Boston.

Such a thought would have been thought absurd by many just days ago, but we now hear a number of prominent voices in the Celtics and wider NBA media considering such a radical move for Boston in the wake of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series loss to the New York Knicks.