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The Celtics–Knicks rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. The Celtics and Knicks are two of only three remaining charter franchises (the other being the Golden State Warriors ) from the Basketball Association of America , which began operations in 1946.
By the end of the regular season, the Celtics had scored an average of 110 points per a game, and allowed an average of 106 points per game. During the playoffs against the Knicks that year, the Celtics quickly took the first 2 games of the series, but the New York Knicks would come back and rally to win 3 games in a row, sending the Celtics home.
The New York Knicks fell behind 2–0 to the Boston Celtics in their first round matchup, but took the series 3–2 by winning Game 5 121–114 in Boston Garden. Prior to this, the Celtics had beaten the Knicks 26 straight at the Boston Garden .
3/12/1978 (regional telecast) Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics; 3/19/1978 (regional telecast) New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 1:45 p.m. 3/26/1978 (regional telecast) Portland Trail Blazers vs Philadelphia 76ers; 4/2/1978 (regional telecast) New York Knicks vs Washington Bullets 1:45 p.m. 4/8/1978 New York Knicks vs Buffalo Braves
The rivalry between the Celtics and the New York Knicks stems from the location of the teams, both of which are in the NBA's Atlantic division. It is one of many rivalries between Boston and New York teams, most notably the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. Boston and New York are also the only two original NBA ...
The regular season kicks off on Oct. 22, when the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics will take on the New York Knicks in Boston. Knicks-Celtics highlights NBA's Opening Night slate for 2024-25 ...
It was a night of celebration for the Boston Celtics, as they received their championship rings and raised banner No. 18 into the rafters at TD Garden before hammering the New York Knicks, 132-109.
The New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics are two of the three remaining teams from the original 1946 NBA (the other is the Golden State Warriors). The rivalry stems from the old rivalry between the cities of New York City and Boston, which is also mirrored in both the Yankees–Red Sox and Jets–Patriots rivalries. The fact that Boston and ...