An Atlantic Division matchup takes place at Madison Square Garden tonight as the New York Knicks welcome the Boston Celtics to town. New York dispatched Boston with a six-game series win in the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals during last season’s postseason run. Boston will be seeking revenge for the postseason defeat, but the Celtics lineup is significantly less spooky without All-Star Jayson Tatum this time around. The Knicks have a good opportunity to take advantage of a team still figuring out how to operate on a one superstar system center around Jaylen Brown in 2025-26.

Game 2: Boston Celtics (0-1) @ New York Knicks (1-0)

Tip Off: 7:00 p.m. ET (Fri., 10/24/25)

Location: Madison Square Garden (New York, New York)

New York won a tough 119-111 opener against Cleveland, headlined

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