Speaking after the game, which was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis had nothing but praise for the opposing fan base, and even classily

Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porziņģis expressed positive feelings toward his former team after the New York Knicks eliminated the Celtics in the second round of the NBA playoffs on Friday night.

There was a faint hope that the Boston Celtics, even without All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, could defeat the New York Knicks in Game 6 on Friday at Madison Square Garden and send the Eastern Conference semifinals back home for a Game 7.