Boston is vying to become the NBA’s first repeat champion since 2018 and the first Celtics team to go back-to-back since the days of Bill Russell (1968 and ’69). The Knicks, who took down a scrappy Detroit Pistons squad in Round 1, are seeking their first trip to the conference finals since 2000.

The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks are set to face each other in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Celtics are coming into this series as the favorites just because they're the defending champions.

They came out of 2015 draft class each with a similar skill set and now face each other in an Eastern Conference semi.

The Boston Celtics are set to kick off their second-round series against the New York Knicks on Monday night—and will be doing so at full health. The Celtics had no players listed in the injury report for Game 1 released on Sunday.

We have been getting hints that the Celtics have in general been trending towards full health. When might they get there, if at all?

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