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One of the most anticipated series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs begins tonight at the TD Garden in Boston when the New York Knicks take on the Boston Celtics. <\/p>\n
The Knicks narrowly avoided a first-round Game 7<\/a> thanks to a clutch three-pointer from Jalen Brunson in the final seconds of Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons last Thursday. To advance any further, they\u2019ll have to get past the No. 2 seed<\/a> and last year\u2019s NBA Champions. <\/p>\n The Celtics breezed through the first round with relative ease, besting the Orlando Magic in 5 games. <\/p>\n Both teams have been anticipating this showdown<\/a>, but oddsmakers<\/a> seem to think the Knicks don\u2019t have a shot against the defending champs. During the regular season, the Celtics did win all four meetings between the two teams, but slates are wiped clean and anything can happen during the playoffs<\/a>. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Knicks vs. Celtics Game 1, including where to tune in without cable<\/a>.<\/p>\n What time is the Knicks-Celtics game on tonight?<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s Knicks vs. Celtics game tips off at 7 p.m. ET, May 5. The game will air on TNT.<\/p>\n How to watch Knicks vs. Celtics for free:<\/p>\n The only way to watch Knicks vs. Celtics game without cable is with a live tv streaming service. However, if you\u2019re looking for the complete sports package at the lowest price, our favorite option right now is\u00a0DIRECTV<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 not only because of the regional sports and entertainment channels available, but the savings are too good to pass up.<\/p>\n Knicks vs. Celtics Round 1 schedule:<\/p>\n Game 1: Knicks at Celtics, Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. (TNT)<\/p>\n Game 2: Knicks at Celtics, Wednesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. (TNT)<\/p>\n Game 3: Celtics at Knicks, Saturday, May 10, time TBD (ABC)<\/p>\n Game 4: Celtics at Knicks, Monday, May 12, time TBD (ESPN)<\/p>\n Game 5: Knicks at Celtics, Wednesday, May 14, time TBD (TNT)*<\/p>\n Game 6: Celtics at Knicks, Friday, May 16, time TBD (ESPN)<\/p>\n Game 7: Knicks at Celtics, Monday, May 19 at 8 p.m. (TNT)<\/p>\n *Games 5-7 only if necessary<\/p>\n Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post<\/a><\/p>\n This article was written by Angela Tricarico<\/a>, Commerce Writer\/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping<\/a> and New York Post\u2019s streaming property, Decider<\/a>. Angela<\/a> keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly<\/a> deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on each streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices<\/a>, but she\u2019s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,75,1420,6,11,197,191,1751,66,1421],"class_list":{"0":"post-11579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-boston-celtics","10":"tag-how-to-watch","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-playoffs","13":"tag-nba-playoffs-2025","14":"tag-new-york-knicks","15":"tag-shopping","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-streaming"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114457297867371835","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}