Amid a very memorable second-round series win over the Celtics, the Knicks played a very forgettable Game 5. Boston, playing its first game after Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles, blew out New York 127-102 behind an impressive team-wide effort to save its season.

The New York Knicks host the Boston Celtics for Game 6 of their best-of-7, second-round NBA Playoff series. Tip from Madison Square Garden is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Celtics vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Leading 3-1 in the series, the New York Knicks visit the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday at TD Garden.

The Boston Celtics’ title defense came to a grinding halt at the hands of old rivals New York Knicks, who beat them in six games, following which massive celebrations erupted all around the Big Apple.

The Celtics are underdogs in the playoffs for only the third time in their last 50 games. Veterans Jaylen Brown and Al Horford challenged their teammates to rally for their injured superstar. Rally they did as Boston extended its East semifinal series against the Knicks.

New York head coach Tom Thibodeau made some huge changes to his approach for an eventual series win over Boston.

Leading up to Game 6 of the New York Knicks' second-round series against the Boston Celtics on Friday, the stakes were high. A Knicks win would mean advancing to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith crashed the set of "Get Up" to panic over the Knicks' loss to the Celtics on Wednesday night.