The Pistons. The Cavaliers. And now, the Knicks.

The Celtics dispatched yet another Eastern Conference contender Tuesday night, defeating New York 123-117 in front of a revved-up TD Garden crowd.

Jaylen Brown, who’s shined this season in injured co-star Jayson Tatum’s absence, punctuated a 42-point outing with an emphatic dunk in the final seconds. It was the second 40-point outing in four days for the Celtics star, who overcame an uneven start to shoot 16-for-24 from the field and 8-for-9 from the foul line.

Derrick White added 22 points, and Jordan Walsh scored all eight of his points in the final six minutes to help deny a late Knicks charge. Mikal Bridges scored 35 points to lead New York, and Karl Anthony-Towns scored 29, but Hugo Gonzalez’s stingy second-quarter defense against th

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