For the prank, The Post slipped a jersey of Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson onto the statue of the coach, who won eight NBA championships in a row from 1959 to 1966, complete with a New York Post cap and Tuesday’s Post — highlighting the Knicks’ 121-113 victory on the backpage wood — under his arm.

Nate Robinson believes the Boston Celtics might have beaten the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009-10 NBA Finals if his head coach at the time, Doc Rivers, had actually given him some playing time in the decisive Game 7.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, left, speaks with Celtics forward Jayson Tatum during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate) AP

Since becoming the Celtics' head coach in 2022, Joe Mazzulla has become a quotable head coach in the association.

The Boston Celtics‘ season is not over yet, especially as long asJaylen Brown is playing. With Jayson Tatum out for the remainder of the playoffs, Brown must elevate his game if the Celtics want to extend their season.

The Boston Celtics are still alive against the New York Knicks. The Celtics pulled away to win Game 5, 127-102, on Wednesday night without star forward Jayson Tatum. The Knicks still lead the series, 3-2, and will have another chance to move to the Eastern Conference finals in Friday's Game 6.

The Knicks couldn't out the Celtics in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series for several reasons that they need to fix ASAP.

Suddenly here we are, longing for those times when we thought the worst-case scenario for the Celtics meant falling behind the Knicks.