Kristian Winfield

6 days ago | nydailynews.com | Kristian Winfield

BOSTON — Tom Thibodeau likes to say the Knicks begin the season with the end in mind. For a team with championship aspirations, that meant all roads were bound to run through Boston. Which meant beating the reigning champion Celtics — and containing their All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Those five first-round picks? That franchise-record contract? Just the cost of doing business.

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kristian Winfield

BOSTON — Tom Thibodeau likes to say the Knicks begin the season with the end in mind. For a team with championship aspirations, that meant all roads were bound to run through Boston. Which meant beating the reigning champion Celtics — and containing their All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Those five first-round picks? That franchise-record contract? Just the cost of doing business.

6 days ago | nydailynews.com | Kristian Winfield

BOSTON — Maybe the NBA needs two Clutch Player of the Year awards. If it did, the Knicks might already have both. Because as essential as Jalen Brunson has been with the game on the line, Mikal Bridges has matched him — one stop at a time. Bridges delivered his second game-sealing defensive play of the series on Wednesday, helping the Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics.

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kristian Winfield

BOSTON — Maybe the NBA needs two Clutch Player of the Year awards. If it did, the Knicks might already have both. Because as essential as Jalen Brunson has been with the game on the line, Mikal Bridges has matched him — one stop at a time. AdvertisementBridges delivered his second game-sealing defensive play of the series on Wednesday, helping the Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics.

6 days ago | nydailynews.com | Kristian Winfield

BOSTON — The fire alarm is sounding at TD Garden — and no, it’s not a drill. The elevators are down. A small crowd of reporters and arena staff cram into a tight spiraling stairwell. Even security seems unsure, ushering people out of the building without explanation. “No one else is worried about that?” Josh Hart quips as the initial sirens sound during his postgame press conference. The evacuees are led onto Legends Way — the street named for the champions who’ve built Boston’s storied legacy.