Josh Hart and the New York Knicks certainly don't love facing the Boston Celtics. The Knicks' championship case took a major hit over the weekend: their 37-point loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers was bad enough but New York also endured a 118-105 defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics less than 48 hours later.

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At the 5:55 mark of the third quarter of the Knicks’ 118-105 loss to the Boston Celtics, Hart exaggeratedly threw himself to the ground off of minimal contact from Celtics point guard Jrue Holiday. As a result, the NBA docked him $2,000 for the flail (h/t Fastbreak on SI’s Ben Stinar):

T he Knicks were blown out 118-105 on Sunday by the Celtics and, despite still sporting a 37-20 record, are now 0-7 against Boston, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Oklahoma City

More concerning than Hart being struck with a $2,000 fine is the Knicks' inability to take down the NBA's top teams, as they feel just one tier behind the top clubs with seldom room to make immense improvements. New York should hold its breath that Mitchell Robinson is the boost they need, or the issue could become quite concerning.

Josh Hart and OG Anunoby were on the injury report for the Knicks after both playing in their last game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Boston Celtics are gearing up to face off against the New York Knicks. Boston has a fairly clean injury report for the game but New York could be missing so