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

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.

NEW YORK — Kristaps Porzingis gave the Celtics what he had in their season-ending Game 6 loss to the Knicks on Friday night. However, his production remained hampered yet again by an illness that has impacted him all offseason.