The Boston Celtics have shown not once, but twice now that they are still the superior team compared to the New York Knicks. Boston defeated New York for the second time this season on February 23rd, 2025, by a final score of 118-105. The Celtics also defeated them on opening night of the regular season by a whopping 23 points. The final score of that outcome was 132-109. Josh Hart of the Knicks recently gave the defending champions praise after the loss on February 23rd.
“We’re not trying to close a gap with the Boston Celtics. They’re the champs for a reason,” Hart said after tallying a near triple double in his return from injury. “They’ve got All-NBA guys. They’ve got All-Stars. Heck of a team. We’re not trying to close a gap on them; we’re trying to make sure we get ourselves where we need to be at the end of the year. Right now, we’re not there.”
