They’ve shown a collective ability to rise to the occasion, whether as favorites against the Pistons or heavy underdogs versus the Celtics. It’s hard to teach resiliency. As Paul Pierce once said with a quote that will live in my brain forever, “You can’t buy this DNA at Costco. You can’t buy this at Walgreens.”

The Knicks will have their biggest test to date against the Boston Celtics. Will they step up to the challenge?

The Knicks have established a commanding series advantage after defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 4 on Monday night.

A 119-81 drubbing by the New York Knicks ended the teams' Eastern Conference ... for his native Latvia in EuroBasket in August. The future, in general, is hazy for the Celtics.

"Losing to the Knicks feels like death," Jaylen Brown said. "But I was always taught that there’s life after death."

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