Schedule and 2024-25 Results:
Regular Season Records: Boston 61-21, New York 51-31
Game 1 on Monday, 05 May: New York wins at Boston, 108-pts-105(OT)
Game 2 on Wednesday, 07 May: New York wins at Boston, 91-pts-90
Game 3 on Saturday, 10 May: Boston wins at New York, 115-pts-93
Game 4 on Monday, 12 May: Boston loses at New York, 121-pts-113
Game 5 on Wednesday, 14 May: New York loses at Boston, 127-pts-102
Game 6 on Friday, 16 May: Boston loses at New York, 119-pts-81

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and defeated the Boston Celtics 119-pts-81 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1608 victory. With the series 1608 win, the New York Knickerbockers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 22-29 overall and 11-14 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1608 loss, the Boston Celtics see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 79-33 overall and 25-9 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious New York Knickerbockers in series 1608 was WWLWLW: Series 1608 thus becomes the fifth NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 25th NBA series (all rounds), and the 56th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1608 loss, the Boston Celtics title defense ends, as does their five-series winning streak and four-Quarterfinals winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff competition. The Spring 2025 playoff season ends for the Boston Celtics with 79 total best-of-7 NBA playoff series victories by the Celtics, one short of the best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL-most of 80 series victories by the NHL Montreal Canadiens (which lost their series in the 2025 NHL Preliminary round).

After Game 5: The Boston Celtics hosted and bested the New York Knickerbockers 127-pts-102 to reduce the New York Knickerbockers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1608 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 10-4 and a Game 6 record of 5-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 7-17 and a Game 6 record of 13-11.

After Game 4: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and bested the Boston Celtics 121-pts-113 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1608 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 11-1 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 5 record of 7-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 2-14 (with an active nine-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 9-7. The New York Knickerbockers trailed the visiting Boston Celtics by eleven points after two quarters but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 5/11/2025, inclusive, home teams down eleven points after two quarters had a game record of only 11-33 (.250) - the New York Knickerbockers thus achieve a grade-C (.200 - .299) in-game comeback in their series 1608 Game 4 victory over Boston. The sole best-of-7 NBA playoff series loss by the New York Knickerbockers in the wake of a 3-games-1 lead occurred in series 739, to the Miami Heat in the 1997 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 3: The Boston Celtics visited and defeated the New York Knickerbockers 115-pts-93 to reduce the New York Knickerbockers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1608 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 14-4 and a Game 4 record of 10-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 12-20 and a Game 4 record of 19-13.

After Game 2: The New York Knickerbockers visited and topped the Boston Celtics 91-pts-90 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1608 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 11-3 and a Game 3 record of 4-10. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 2-16 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 11-7. The New York Knickerbockers trailed their host Boston Celtics by twelve points after three quarters but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 5/7/2025, inclusive, road teams down twelve points after three quarters had a game record of only 6-79 (.071) - the New York Knickerbockers thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback in series 1608 Game 2.

After Game 1: The New York Knickerbockers visited and defeated the Boston Celtics 108-pts-105(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1608 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 17-7 and a Game 2 record of 14-10. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 14-24 and a Game 2 record of 20-18. The New York Knickerbockers trailed their host Boston Celtics by 16 points after two quarters but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 5/4/2025, inclusive, road teams down 16 points after two quarters had a game record of only 2-47 (.041) - the New York Knickerbockers thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback in series 1608 Game 1. Ironically, the last NBA team to trail by 16 points at halftime of a best-of-7 NBA playoff game but emerge victorious was the Boston Celtics, in series 1347 Game 3 (in the 2017 NBA Semifinals, in Cleveland over the Cavaliers). The series 1608 Game 1 loss breaks a five-Game 1 winning streak by the Boston Celtics in best-of-7 NBA playoff series.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics finished ten games ahead of the New York Knickerbockers. From 1947 through the 2025 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by ten regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 24-4 (.857) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1608 is the 112th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Boston Celtics, and the 51st for the New York Knickerbockers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Boston Celtics have an all-rounds series record of 79-32, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 25-8 (with an active four-Quarterfinals winning streak), and a Game 1 record of 73-38 (with an active five-Game 1 winning streak), while the New York Knickerbockers have an all-rounds series record of 21-29, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 10-14, and a Game 1 record of 24-26. Series 1608 is the eighth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knickerbockers. In their previous seven best-of-7 NBA playoff series meetings, Boston defeated New York in four of them. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series history, teams leading their series opponent by ten regular-season games have an active six-series winning streak.