The Celtics will be coming off six full days of rest heading into the second round series after beating the Orlando Magic 4-1 in their first round series that wrapped up on Tuesday. The Knicks will have three days off before heading to Boston after beating the Pistons 4-2 in their series with a clincher on Thursday night in Detroit.

After completing their gentleman's sweep over the Orlando Magic in the first round, the Boston Celtics will go up against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Knicks wrapped up their first-round series against the Detroit Pistons in Game 6 on Thursday night.

A second-round matchup with the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics, who knocked off the Orlando Magic in five games. Game 1 is Monday night in Boston. Boston is 20-4 in the NBA playoffs the last two seasons,