On New York's end of the equation, the Knicks were able to outlast a pesky, young Detroit Pistons squad to win the prize of facing the Celtics, and appear to have done so without picking up any major injuries to key players as well. Can the Knicks give Boston more than one loss in this series?

The Celtics will be coming off six full days of rest heading into the second round series after beating the Orlando Magic 4-1 in their first round series that wrapped up on Tuesday. The Knicks will have three days off before heading to Boston after beating the Pistons 4-2 in their series with a clincher on Thursday night in Detroit.

The regular-season rivalry wasn't very much of a rivalry, as the Celtics won all four matchups. Boston won the first three games by 23, 27 and 13 points, respectively, before taking the final showdown, 119-117, in overtime back on April 8 in New York.