Only one franchise can leave the NBA playoffs as the champion, but some playoff losses can leave an especially sour taste.

New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter paid close attention to their NBA neighbors, the New York Knicks, during their second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics.

There was a faint hope that the Boston Celtics, even without All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, could defeat the New York Knicks ...

The New York Knicks handily defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the pair's second-round playoff duel on Friday night, thereby winning the series 4-2 and eliminating the defending Celtics from ...

The Celtics season ends at MSG as Knicks fans block the team bus following a dominant 119-81 Game 6 win to advance to East Finals.

All season long, through losses to the Celtics and Cavaliers and Thunder and Lakers, we had talked about how they didn’t show up against the best teams in the league. That has all changed now. On ...

The defending champion Celtics were eliminated from the playoffs on Friday, having been blown out by the Knicks in Game ...

The New York Knicks nearly ended their lengthy Eastern Conference finals drought last year, only to lose on their home floor to the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the second round. With two new starters ...

Jaylen Brown expressed profound disappointment after the Boston Celtics' crushing Game 6 loss to the New York Knicks, likening the defeat to a death.

The Boston Celtics’ title defense hopes fell short as they lost in six games to the New York Knicks. Given their historic $231 million payroll (close to $500 million with tax penalties) in the 2025-26 ...

An NBA rumor has created speculation the Boston Celtics will pursue a trade for the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft and Cooper Flagg.

It is rare for a first-year head coach to inherit a future first-ballot Hall of Famer at quarterback. However, that is the exact situation Matt LaFleur stepped into when the Green Bay Packers hired ...