Knicks head coach Mike Brown still sees the Boston Celtics as a threat in the Eastern Conference.

Sure, these Celtics are a far cry from the group that won the 2023 NBA title — Jayson Tatum ’s Achilles injury triggered an offseason reset that shipped Kristaps Porziņģis to Atlanta and Jrue Holiday to Portland.

But Boston still has an All-Star in Jaylen Brown. Derrick White remains one of the league’s premier 3-and-D wings. And the backcourt pairing of Anfernee Simons and Payton Pritchard can light it up in bunches. It’s enough for head coach Joe Mazzulla to keep the Celtics afloat while Tatum continues an accelerated recovery many around the league still call miraculous.

“They’re still a really good team,” Brown said ahead of tipoff Friday. “They’ve got guys who’ve experienced winni

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