TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The Knicks are massive underdogs heading into their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the Boston Celtics, but Josh Hart says he and his teammates don’t give a hoot. “I don’t care,” Hart said Sunday at the Knicks’ practice facility. “If we’re counted out already, then we should play with a great level of freedom.

The New York Knicks are going into their series with the Boston Celtics as an underdog, especially after the defending champions grabbed wins in all four regular season meetings between the two teams.

The upcoming Eastern Conference Semifinals between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics figures to be a total bloodbath. These are two proud franchises with tons of history. As it pertains to the teams this year,

The consensus from Celtics camp is that the four victories over the New York Knicks by an average of 16.2 points during the regular season means nothing leading up to their Eastern Conference semifinal series beginning Monday at TD Garden.

On New York's end of the equation, the Knicks were able to outlast a pesky, young Detroit Pistons squad to win the prize of facing the Celtics, and appear to have done so without picking up any major injuries to key players as well. Can the Knicks give Boston more than one loss in this series?