When I looked ahead to the Knicks’ second-round matchup against the Celtics, I could not have seen any of this coming. I did think that the Knicks could surprise people by keeping the games closer than their regular season record against the Celtics would’ve suggested. But I admittedly had the Celtics ultimately winning in a hard-fought five-game series. While it’s just been two games, and there’s still a long way to go, here are the things I was the most wrong about in my predictions.
Coaching
I came into the series believing that while it was close, Joe Mazzulla had a slight edge in coaching.