On May 3, 2013, the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics, 88-80, to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals in 6 games. Now, the two are in vastly different situations.
Despite a furious Boston comeback, the Knicks were able to close out the Celtics on the road and win the series in six games, their first playoff series win in a decade.
At that point, the Knicks and the Celtics looked like two organizations trending in completely different directions. Boston, on the one hand, was a year removed from almost knocking off LeBron James and the mighty Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.