Since joining the Celtics, Kristaps Porzingis has become a Knicks killer. For them to have a shot at stunning the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they will need to slow him down.
Nobody gave the Knicks a shot in this Eastern Conference semifinal series. Certainly, nobody thought they would steal Game 1 when they trailed by 20 points in the third quarter.
The Celtics aren’t just the favorites in this upcoming Eastern Conference semifinal series — the experts see them coasting past the Knicks. Boston is -800 to advance, according to BetMGM.
A day later, Tom Thibodeau’s delay in calling timeout to reinsert Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart into the Knicks’ frustrating Game 5 loss to the Pistons remained a national story.