The Boston Celtics are set to face the New York Knicks on Monday for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.The Celtics beat the Knicks all four times during the regular season by an average of 16 points per game.The stakes are higher in the playoffs, but the Celtics would seem to have the advantage in high-scoring games. Head coach Joe Mazzulla said his team is ready for a new series.”To me, the series is at 0-0,” Mazzulla said. “It comes down to executing simple details over and over again with a high level of physicality and attention to detail. And you just have to be ready to do that. At the same time, I have no expectations. It’s the playoffs. It’s two teams fighting for something. There’s no one way that a series is supposed to go.”Tip-off is scheduled for just after 7 p.m. If the Celtics beat the Knicks in the seven-game series, they would move on to the Eastern Conference finals.
BOSTON —
The Boston Celtics are set to face the New York Knicks on Monday for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Celtics beat the Knicks all four times during the regular season by an average of 16 points per game.
The stakes are higher in the playoffs, but the Celtics would seem to have the advantage in high-scoring games.
Head coach Joe Mazzulla said his team is ready for a new series.
“To me, the series is at 0-0,” Mazzulla said. “It comes down to executing simple details over and over again with a high level of physicality and attention to detail. And you just have to be ready to do that. At the same time, I have no expectations. It’s the playoffs. It’s two teams fighting for something. There’s no one way that a series is supposed to go.”
Tip-off is scheduled for just after 7 p.m. If the Celtics beat the Knicks in the seven-game series, they would move on to the Eastern Conference finals.