The Celtics' defeat to the Knicks officially shattered their dream of defending the title, and the "NBA championship curse" continued to exert its power

On the 17th, Beijing time, the Celtics lost to the Knicks in the 6th game of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, and the dream of defending the title was officially shattered.

The Celtics lost to the Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, and their dream of defending the title was officially shattered

The Celtics extended the line in the previous game in the absence of a brother Tatum, and J. Brown, the MVP player of last year's championship, was struggling to stand alone today, accumulating six fouls at the end of the third quarter, leaving a record of 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, and the Green Shirts trailed by as many as 41 points in this game, ending the season bitterly.

The last time the NBA completed a series of dominance was back in 2018 with the Warriors, and no team has defended the title since then, and has never broken through the second round in the following year, including the 2019 Raptors lost to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals next year, the Lakers lost to the Suns in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs next year in 2020, the Bucks were eliminated by the Green Shirts in the Eastern Conference semifinals next year in 2021, the Warriors lost to the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals next year in 2022, and the 2023 champion Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves 3:4 in the Western Conference semifinals next year. and today the Celtics were eliminated by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.