The Celtics’ season ended in brutal fashion on Friday, as the Knicks stormed into the Eastern Conference finals with a 119-81 victory.

A narrative that coach Tom Thibodeau is stubborn, stuck in his ways with a “my way or the highway” mentality and hesitant to make needed adjustments has hovered over him throughout his career. But his current players see the opposite.

The New York Knicks pulled off a stunning upset when they dethroned the Boston Celtics as NBA champions by defeating them 4-2 in their best-of-seven second-round playoff series. New York sealed Boston's fate by winning the first two games on the road at the TD Garden and then clinched the series win with a fourth win at the Maddison Square Garden.

SportsLine's model simulated New York vs. Boston 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday's Game 6 Eastern Conference semifinal contest

The Knicks blew out the Boston Celtics to secure a 4-2 series win over the reigning NBA champion. New York had the result wrapped up by halftime after it won the second quarter by 21 points. Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Co. will now face the Indiana Pacers for a spot in the 2025 NBA Finals.

Rebounding is a part of the battle in the paint. Indiana has struggled on the glass in the playoffs while the Robinson-led Knicks have been beasts. Indiana has to focus on keeping New York off the glass and getting easy putback buckets.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reveals what went wrong in the club's shocking six-game second round playoff series loss against the New York Knicks this

Jalen Brunson powered the New York Knicks to a lopsided 119-81 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their second-round playoff series on Friday night.