It's the first playoff matchup between the teams since 2013. The reigning NBA champion Celtics took care of the Orlando Magic in five games in the first round, while the Knicks eliminated the Detroit Pistons in six games in a much closer series.

With Jayson Tatum guarding Karl-Anthony Towns, the Celtics have reduced the effectiveness of the Jalen Brunson-Towns pick-and-roll, which the Knicks ran just seven times in Game 3, according to Second Spectrum tracking.

Are the Boston Celtics back vs. the New York Knicks in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series that is currently underway? The Knicks took the first two games of the series on the Celtics' home court of TD Garden, despite Boston being up by 20 points in both Games 1 and 2.