Boston Celtics general manager Brad Stevens took a shot at the New York Knicks after their second-round series.

Heading into Friday’s Game 6, the New York Knicks hadn’t made it to the Eastern Conference finals since 2000, a drought as long as the camera phone is old. To end the drought, the Knicks made it rain,

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The Celtics’ season ended in brutal fashion on Friday, as the Knicks stormed into the Eastern Conference finals with a 119-81 victory.

There was plenty of blame to spread around for the Celtics, but the biggest factors were poor 3-point shooting in Games 1 and 2 (Tatum), sloppy ball-handing that led to turnovers (Brown), poor end-of-game strategy (Mazzulla) and an inability to contain Brunson at key moments (Holiday).

The Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round of last year's playoffs in seven games. It will be fascinating to see who wins this series. Game 1 kicks off between the Pacers and Knicks on Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Entering Game 6 at Madison Square Garden, Kristaps Porzingis was averaging 4.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 16.4 minutes per game.

Monday night, the Knicks will have to be considerably better — better defending the 3-point shot, better on the glass, better on the offensive end.

The New York Knicks pulled off a stunning upset when they dethroned the Boston Celtics as NBA champions by defeating them 4-2 in their best-of-seven second-round playoff series. New York sealed Boston's fate by winning the first two games on the road at the TD Garden and then clinched the series win with a fourth win at the Maddison Square Garden.