Jaylen Brown relished the chance to learn from the architect responsible for last season's stinging playoff loss to the Knicks.
Tom Thibodeau led the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years. They came within two wins of playing for the Larry O'Brien Trophy and the chance to end a championship drought dating back to 1973.
That route required going through the Boston Celtics. Consecutive comebacks from 20-point deficits at TD Garden paved a path to a run as remarkable as it was improbable.