Maybe Tom Thibodeau was helping his old team after all.

His recent visit with the Celtics , when he broke down how the Knicks beat them last spring, didn’t do much good.

In fact, in the first meeting between the two teams since the Knicks sent Boston home last May, not much changed.

The Celtics still don’t have Jayson Tatum, and without the injured superstar, they didn’t stand much of a chance in that Game 6 Eastern Conference semifinal clincher, or Friday night.

The Knicks overcame a sleepy first quarter to cruise past the Celtics 105-95 at the Garden, improving to 2-0 with new coach Mike Brown on the young season. 4

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At the morning shootaround, Jaylen Brown said he was looking forward to returning to MSG.

“Tonight should be a fun one,” the All-Star wing said.

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