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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.
Throughout more than 76 seasons, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has had many intense rivalries.This article lists some of the famous rivalries in the NBA. Rivalries are classified into three primary groups; intradivisional, interdivisional, and interconf
In the Conference Finals, the Knicks faced the 68–14 Boston Celtics, who not only had the league's best record but also, to that point, the third-best won-lost record in NBA history. The Celtics routed New York, 134–108, Game 1 at the Boston Garden, but the Knicks returned the favor with a 129–96 rout in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden ...
The 1984 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1983–84 season.The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
Doc Rivers played with the Knicks in 1992 and coached the Celtics from 2008 to 2013. Phil Jackson , who also participated as a player and coach, has been a part of at least 20 holiday games, [ 9 ] coaching on Christmas every year from 1990 , with the exception of 1995 and 2004, until his retirement at the end of the 2010–11 season .
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 .
Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics, 4–0 1974, 1987, 2018, 2022: 3 New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards/ Baltimore/ Capital/ Washington Bullets: Knicks, 2–1 1970, 1971, 1974: 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers, 2–1 1981, 1986, 2001: 3 Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Cavaliers, 2–1 1992, 2008, 2018: 3 ...
The expansion Chicago Bulls made the playoffs in their debut season, and the New York Knicks returned to the postseason for the first time since 1959. It is the longest gap in Knicks franchise history, a record they matched when they missed the playoffs starting in 2004 and ending in 2011.