The New York Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau have an incredibly difficult series coming up against the Boston Celtics. In order to beat the defending champions, the Knicks will need everyone to step up and play to their best ability. One key player for New York throughout the series will be Mikal Bridges.

It sounds like there will be no reprieve for the Celtics from physical play on their way to a hopeful title defense.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla isn’t sugarcoating what’s coming next. After a gritty five-game battle with the Orlando Magic, the defending champions are preparing for a second-round playoff clash with the New York Knicks—and it’s shaping up to be another war of attrition.