Would the Boston Celtics have beaten the Indiana Pacers if they made the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals? The Celtics, of course, did not, falling in six games to the New York Knicks in the '25 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round.

LeBron James offered a possible explanation for why the Celtics fell apart so stunningly in the second round of the playoffs against the Knicks.

With the franchise's first trip to the conference finals in 25 years on the line, the New York Knicks left no doubt, sending the Boston Celtics home with a 119-81 rout. This will be the seventh straight season without a repeat NBA champion.

The underdog New York Knicks stun Boston Celtics to reach Eastern Conference finals, overcoming a 20-point deficit and setting sights on the Indiana Pacers.

The Indiana Pacers await the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals after the Boston Celtics were eliminated in the second round.

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The Boston Celtics say star Jayson Tatum had surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon that will sideline him for the remainder of the playoffs.

The Boston Celtics suffered a brutal exit from the 2025 playoffs, losing in six games to the New York Knicks in a series that many expected Boston to easily get