The Boston Celtics were already barreling toward an uncertain 2025 NBA offseason. But now their future looks significantly trickier to navigate. The Celtics fell to the New York Knicks in six games during the second round of the playoffs, as they were eliminated with a 119-81 defeat in Game 6 on Friday.

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-2018, leading to countless talking-head discussions about whether the league had become too predictable.

The New York Knicks thrashed the Boston Celtics 119-81 to send the defending champions crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Friday.New York will head into that best-of-seven series brimming with confidence after an electrifying performance that swept aside a Boston team who had dominated the Knicks in a game five win on Wednesday.