They came out of 2015 draft class each with a similar skill set and now face each other in an Eastern Conference semi.

Among the most marquee individual matchups will be between their starting centers, Kristaps Porzingis and Karl-Anthony Towns. Both are stretch bigs who entered the NBA at the same time in 2015.

In the second quarter against Boston on Saturday, Karl-Anthony Towns and Luke Kornett were battling for a rebound around the basket ... Through three games in this series, Kristaps Porzingis is ...

In the second quarter against Boston on Saturday, Karl-Anthony Towns and Luke Kornett were ... Through three games in this series, Kristaps Porzingis is averaging just a little more than 15 ...

Porzingis averaged 24.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in those games (h/t StatMuse). This level of production would be a game changer for Boston as it lines up against Karl-Anthony Towns ...

Kristaps Porzingis previously admitted that the virus that caused him to miss time in March impacted his performance through the first two games of the Celtics’ series against the Knicks.

BOSTON — In March, an upper respiratory illness cost Kristaps Porzingis eight games ... Not many positives in ugly loss Karl-Anthony Towns battles through murky finger injury in Game 3 Vaccaro ...