The Boston Celtics will continue their push to repeat as champions by facing the New York Knicks at their home arena of TD Garden for Game 1 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series set to kick off on Monday (May 5) night.
Both ball clubs will take the court with a clean bill of health — a rarity this late into the postseason, and especially so after the physical series each team went through in the round prior. The Celtics are rightly seen as heavy favorites in the 2025 East Semis, but this is a Knicks squad that is deeper than they were in most of the previous four regular season meetings between these two Atlantic Division clubs. Will Boston come out prepared to take care of business?
Let’s take a look at player health for both teams, likely starters, and how to watch or stream the game.
Player injuries
For the Celtics, No players are listed as injured.
For the Knicks, no players are listed as injured as well.
Probable starting lineups
Boston
- Derrick White
- Jrue Holiday
- Jaylen Brown
- Jayson Tatum
- Kristaps Porzingis
New York
- Jalen Brunson
- Mikal Bridges
- Josh Hart
- OG Anunoby
- Karl-Anthony Towns
How to watch or stream the game
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
- Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: TNT/truTV/Max
- Live Stream: Sling TV (watch for free)
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics vs. Knicks: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (5/5)