Despite being knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the third consecutive season, Antetokounmpo is still at the top of his game. He averaged 30.9 points per game in the regular season and looked even better in the playoffs, averaging 33 points and 15.4 rebounds per game.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics NBA game to be played on May 14, 2025 on ESPN.

New York, 52 years since their last NBA title, are now one game away from ending defending champion the Celtics’ season.

Perkins has long been touting the Thunder as the best team in the NBA, and after their dominating regular season, it's hard to argue with that. However, the Knicks, compared to OKC at least, have cruised through the postseason and are poised to have plenty of rest before the Conference Finals kick off.

The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will meet for a Game 4 Eastern Conference semifinals matchup tonight in New York City.

For Boston fans, if Tatum's injury is as bad as it looks, awful isn't emphatic enough of a descriptor for this loss.

This story first appeared in Garden Party, a daily-ish playoffs newsletter from Boston Globe Sports. Click here to join the fun. There have been dozens of times the Celtics star sustained a painful injury, but Tatum would rise to his feet quickly. He couldn’t rise Monday.

It's rare for a sports analyst to apologize for bad takes. ESPN's Jay Williams is the exception. On Tuesday, he posted a video apologizing to New York Knicks