The Celtics are heavily favored against the Knicks in the second round after sweeping the regular-season series. The defending champions also enter Monday’s Game 1 in Boston with a clean injury report with nobody listed. That’s a huge sign as the C’s battled some injuries during their first-round win over the Magic.

We reached out to some of our other site editors in the NBA Wires network to get an idea of how this series is being seen ahead of Game 1.

The Boston Celtics swept the season series from the New York Knicks and it wasn't particularly close, with the average score being 125-109. Will the playoffs be any different, with both teams a little banged up?