With the Boston Celtics in the thick of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs, the games at the Celtics' home court of TD Garden take on an added importance. But there were also plenty of important moments during the NBA's 2024-25 regular season that helped to put Boston in the place they are right now to begin with.

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.

The Knicks and Pistons are still battling it out in the first round, but the Celtics at least know when they'll open their second round.