All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

With their backs against the wall after losing Jayson Tatum the Boston Celtics, but came up with a gritty performance to beat the New York Knicks in Game 5.

The Boston Celtics fight to see another day after beating the New York Knicks, 127-102, in Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.