"Script got leaked" - NBA fans go wild after MSG scoreboard teases Knicks vs Celtics following New York's 1-0 lead against 76ers

New York Knicks fans are already buzzing after a Game 1 win at home. The energy is rising for Game 2 on Monday night. Many Knicks fans think they have already won the series after grinding out the Game 1 win as Joel Embiid struggled through injury on Saturday. The staff at Madison Square Garden might agree.

A photo leaked online from MSG on Monday. The scoreboard showed New York playing against the Boston Celtics and not the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics could meet up with New York in the Eastern Conference finals.

Both teams hold a 1-0 series lead in the first round. The leaked photo of the scoreboard had NBA fans buzzing online thinking New York may be looking ahead.

Some fans joked that the NBA must be fixed. They proposed that the league has already scripted for New York to meet the Celtics in the conference finals.

Other fans said not so fast. Some were laughing at New York jumping ahead after winning just one game.

“They only won one game,” a fan wrote.

Some fans do not think New York will even make it to the next round. They think the matchup will not happen in the Eastern finals.

“Knicks have no shot of making it that far lmao,” a fan wrote.

Others had the same idea. However, they took the other side, saying the Celtics would be upset before the conference finals.

“Boston has no chance to make it to the ecf just a malfunction,” a fan wrote.

Some supported the move. They even hoped it was intentional.

Other fans are more optimistic. They hope the scoreboard is a spiritual sign of things to come.

“Manifesting scoreboard,” a fan wrote.

Knicks take on Sixers in Game 2 on Monday

New York cannot look too far ahead. The Knicks are preparing for Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers in Madison Square Garden.

New York, which won Game 1 111-104, will be healthy aside from Julius Randle, who is out for the season. The Sixers' two stars are beat up. Tyrese Maxey is battling an illness, and Joel Embiid is playing through his ailing knee. Both players are game-time decisions. De’Anthony Melton will be out on Monday.

New York will hope Jaylen Brunson has a better shooting night. He struggled, going 8 of 26 from the field, in Game 1. He should bounce back for a big Game 2 in front of the home crowd.

New York will also hope for big games from Josh Hart and Miles McBride once again on Monday. Hart scored 22 points and McBride had 21. The two went a combined 9 of 15 from 3-point range in the Game 1 win. The Knicks are minus-6 point favorites at home in Game 2.