Knicks’ dismantling of Celtics reminiscent of Giants’ late-season clash with perfect 2007 Patriots

BOSTON — The Celtics didn’t need this one. The Knicks did. You can bet your weekly beer allowance that’s how they are going to spin this one here, in this city, where they’ve essentially spent the past six months like inmates in a cell, crossing off the days until the regular-season compulsories are complete and the playoffs can begin. If the situations were reversed, if the cities were reversed, that’s the way New York would certainly interpret things. That’s how Knicks fans would treat this, the way Celtics fans are....