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NBA Playoffs 2025 Celtics vs Knicks Game 1 Injury Report: Which Players Have Been Listed on Injury Report Ahead of Series Opener?

Ahead of a series-opener, let's break down the injuries for both teams and its impact on their overall performances.

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Boston Celtics, the defending champions will host the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday. The Celtics comfortably beat the Magic 4-1 and the Knicks overcame the Pistons 4-2 to reach the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Boston and NY had a rich history of facing each other in the playoffs. The Celtics and the Knicks have played 67 games in the postseason with 36 wins for the Celtics and 31 for the Knicks. It will be their first playoff meeting since 2013 first-round playoffs when the Knicks secured a 4-2 series win.

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Boston Celtics have won eight of their last nine games against the Knicks. New York also had a terrible record against a higher-ranked team in the regular season across both conferences. It would be an exciting matchup between two conference heavyweights but Boston will enter as the favorites.

Ahead of a series-opener, let’s break down the injuries for both teams and its impact on their overall performances.

Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic Injury Report

Time: Monday, May 5 | 7:00 PM ET
Venue: TD Garden, Boston
Local TV: TNT | Live Stream: NBA League Pass

Boston Celtics Injury Report

None

Boston Celtics will have a clean injury report for Monday’s matchup against the Knicks. After wrapping up the first-round series in five games, they got a break and their injured players are fit to play.

Injury Report for tomorrow vs. New York:

No injuries to report
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 4, 2025

Jaylen Brown’s status has been upgraded after being questionable in last game. Jrue Holiday was listed out in Boston’s last playoff game. Holiday is good to go after missing the last three games with a hamstring strain.

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New York Knicks Injury Report

None

The New York Knicks will have a healthy roster and they will feature a same starting lineup that beat Pistons in Game 6. There is no fresh injury concern for New York.

Both the Celtics and the Knicks will be at full strength heading into the series opener.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.