How brave shops will be put on a test against the Celtic

The 2023-24 season was the most successful for New York Knicks In the decade, but it was not good enough. Knicks maneuvered, upgrading your list Add cities Karl-Anthony and Mical bridges trading. Although their record was similar to that of last season, the goal was always to be more sustainable to play deeply and competed with Boston Celtics. Now the philosophy will be put on the test.

The The Knicks advanced next to detected pistons on a dramatic fashion. Now they enter the semifinals of the Eastern Conference As extreme unauthorized against Kelter Champions Defense Counsel– A team that has won 61 games this season, while in the process he went for 4-0 against screams. New York was most not healthy or in rhythm, if not all those matches. But a completely healthy team of Knicks will finally Face with Celtic.

Let’s review exactly what New York prepared for this moment.

The addition of cities Carl-Anthony should reflect that the Kristaps mirrored the KristaS Porzingis success

Cities are an objective great player. He is five-bedded all-star and two-way all-nba guy. There were a lot of criticism against the limited success of cities in the clutch before the store that landed him in New York. Some of which are mitigated from the city clutch of how to record part of the game 4 in Detroit. But in any case, the idea of ​​adding cities had a lot of sense, especially when they are watching Kelters.

Boston was incredibly successful playing with four guys that could shoot and handle the ball together with one big shooting. The Kristaps Porzingis was the last part of the Celtics puzzle. It is also incredibly similar, although it is less insultingly capable of cities.

Despite working with injuries, Porzingis is wildly successful in the last season of postseszores. He hit double figures in four of the seven games where he played and blocked 11 shots attempts during 2024. Years.

The part of the Knicks motivation in adding cities had to be the success of Boston with Porzingis. Having traditional large large sizes that don’t stretch the floor game, most minutes are dangerous, especially with someone like Jalan Brunson that manages to have space to work. This was exactly what the cursing of Knicks’s rotation seemed to a large extent before the cities.

But there is a catch. While Porzingis is now a super player of the role, New York will need cities to be a superstar. Cities will have to co-imbuju knicks, achieving 20 or more per game, cleaning the glass in the amount of 10 or more jumps per competition and fight against the trend of time stretching.

Mikala Bridges shop is made to fight the depth of the Kelts’ wing

Bridges were obviously preparing for Kelters. New York testified to Boston’s success with the damn wings and long guards like Jayson Tatum, Jailen Brown, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday-all of whom are at least 6 feet-4. All four can shoot with 3 balls, and that team dynamic had a lot to do with the Celtici who won the NBA 2024 Championship. Years. It was also transferred to the season from 2024-25, and the Celtics record the league of the best 48.2 3-pointers per game.

Approved, the KNICKS version of Celtics Rosters construction did not achieve exactly the same. New York recorded fourth-least 3-pointers per game (34.1). But just look at how the wings of New York defend in the movement of the first round with Detroit. Specifically, think about how well the annular and bridges of chin Brad Cunningham.

Of course, Boston’s wings represent more challenges than a superstar (Cunningham). But the wedges hope to defend the Celtics guard and wings using similar philosophy, change the change by giving different defense tasks to Josh Hart, Anunobi and bridges, as needed.

New York will have to play absolutely best progress. And, honestly, they will have to play everything incredibly well for each individual victory they earn. But from the point of view of the staff, Knickks are matched with the Celticians about it as well as the team I can on paper. I hope that means that at least A very competitive series.

Otherwise, New York management will probably feel the pressure to make even more changes.