New York Knicks clearly defeat Celtics and move into the final!

New York Knicks clearly defeat Celtics and move into the final!

New York, USA - The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics with 119: 81 on May 17, 2025 in Madison Square Garden and thus thrown the defending champions out of the NBA play offs. With this victory in the second round of the play-offs, which were held in the best-of-seeven format, the Knicks won the series 4-2 for themselves and thus reached their first Eastern Conference final since 2000.

The Knicks impressed in their last game with a clear 27 point lead at halftime, led 64:37 at halftime, and thus set up a team record for a play-off game. Four players from the Knicks scored more than 20 points in this game. Josh Hart was particularly outstanding, with 10 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds a triple double. Karl-Anthony Towns also steered 21 points and 12 rebounds.

Missing key player and the influence of coach Thibodeau

The Celtics had to do without their star player Jayson Tatum, who failed because of an Achilles tendon tear. Despite the efforts of Jaylen Brown, who was the best thrower of Celtics with 20 points, this was not enough to lead the team to victory.

KNICKS head coach Tom Thibodeau, who has worked as an assistant coach at the Celtics in the past, led his team into the next round with an impressive strategy. His experiences were able to make a decisive contribution to beating the Celtics and giving the Knicks the long -awaited opportunity to fight the Eastern Conference titles.

history of the play-off duelle between Knicks and Celtics

The New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics have played a total of 73 playoff games against each other in the history of the NBA. The balance is 35 wins for the Knicks and 38 victories for the Celtics. In the current playoffs, the Knicks have further improved statistics with their recent victory in the round of the last eight teams, as they often had to compete against the Celtics in the past.

Overall, these historical encounters gave the rivals from New York and Boston an exciting and intensive basketball tradition. The recent departure of the Celtics will certainly initiate discussions about the future of the team and the next steps for the coming season.

For more details about the course of the game and statistical evaluations, visit the pages of Vianna.at Sports.yahoo.com and Landofbasketball.com .