While Wolves Nation catches its collective breath ahead of Sunday’s Game 7 death match between Denver and OKC—a game that will determine Minnesota’s opponent in the Western Conference Finals—there’s another juicy playoff chapter playing out on the other side of the NBA bracket.
Celtics vs. Knicks. Game 6. Madison Square Garden.
If you’re not watching this series, you don’t love basketball. You’re missing one of the weirdest, most compelling series we’ve had in a long time. This thing has had more momentum swings than a Paul Thomas Anderson movie. It’s been part psychological thriller, part survival horror, with a little “Ghost of Christmas Past” sprinkled in thanks to the presence of one Karl-Anthony Towns now donning Knicks orange and blue and one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals.