The New York Knicks are preparing to travel to Boston to face one of their biggest rivals in the Celtics without one of their brightest stars. Guard Jalen Brunson, who has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February, is out due to soreness in his left foot. The rising star was missed in the Knicks' 122-120 win in Miami last Friday, where he finished the game limping out to the locker room with 25 points and eight assists.

The Celtics are also missing key players for the matchup, as Malcolm Brogdon will be out due to a sore ankle and Robert Williams is sidelined from a hamstring injury. These setbacks mean that the Celtics will be scrambling for reinforcements from the bench, as well as looking for Grant Williams, Blake Griffin, Luke Kornet, or Mike Muscala to take a larger role in the game.

None of this potential matchup shake up matters