Less than a minute into the New York Knicks' second-round series against the Boston Celtics, you could see why coach Tom Thibodeau decided to lean into switching on defense. The Knicks' Mikal Bridges started the possession matched up with Derrick White,

The third-seeded New York Knicks and second-seeded Boston Celtics play Game 1 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals series Monday. Tip-off from TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TNT / truTV / Max).

It’s Monday, May 5, and the New York Knicks (51-31) and Boston Celtics (61-21) are all set to square off from TD Garden in Boston for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Boston is coming off a 4-1 gentleman's sweep over Orlando that gave the Celtics five days of rest.