What went wrong for the Boston Celtics vs. the New York Knicks in the 2025 East Semis?
What went wrong for the Boston Celtics vs. the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals? The Celtics fell in six games to the Knicks after a litany of injuries to Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and others derailed Boston's defense of their 2024 NBA Championship in surprising fashion.
But it was not just health concerns that had the Celtics crash out of contention for the '25 title. From the deep rotation to the coaching, there are things one can point to that could have gone better for Boston. What might have been changed to salvage the season, if anything?
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Cohosts of the CLNS Media "Garden Report" podcast, Bobby Manning and Noa Dalzell, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk it over. Check it out below!
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