For the Beantowners, it’s a pre-Super Bowl showdown against the Knicks, who eliminated the Celtics from the playoffs last year

Josh Minott no longer plays for the Celtics this season but he almost did his former team a big favor on Friday night in Brooklyn. The 23-year-old forward was a cost cutting casualty in Boston at the trade deadline when the team sent him to the Brooklyn Nets in order to help sneak under the luxury tax line.

New York’s 111-89 win at TD Garden ended Boston's five-game win streak and could serve as a useful lesson for the Celtics.

Watch the April 9 Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks game with ticket info, start time, stats and how to view information.

The New York Knicks (33-19) and Boston Celtics (34-18) meet Sunday at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Tip-off is at 12:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Knicks vs.

Securing the top seed in a conference is important because it guarantees home court advantage throughout the first three rounds of the postseason, at least. The Pistons have gone just 5-5 over their last 10 games,

The Knicks should finish the season with the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed–even if head coach Mike Brown says seeding is lower-priority than “playing the right way” with 14 games left on the schedule entering Sunday’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors.

The Celtics won their game, but what a rival did just made things a bit tougher for Boston