Are the Boston Celtics back vs. the New York Knicks in the East Semis?
Are the Boston Celtics back vs. the New York Knicks in the East Semis?
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.
But in Game 3, the Celtics played the way we all expected them to, and blew out the Knicks at Madison Square Garden as a result. Is this a sign that Boston has found their shot and will to win again? Or is the Celtics' season still in great danger of ending in the East Semis?
CLNS Media's Noa Dalzell and Bobby Manning took some time on a recent episode of the the hosts of the CLNS Media "Garden Report" podcast, Bobby Manning, Noa Dalzell, Jimmy Toscano, A. Sherrod Blakely and John Zannis show to talk it over. Check it out!
If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network: https://ytubl.ink/3Ffk
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