Tatum led Boston with 40 points in Saturday's victory as he gave a master class in handling a defense designed to stop him.

Jayson Tatum scored 19 of his 40 points in the third quarter Saturday night for the visiting Boston Celtics, who led wire-to-wire in a 131-104 rout of the New York Knicks.

Jayson Tatum and Derrick White took over in the third quarter as the Celtics blew out the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

- The offensive struggles continued for New York, but Jalen Brunson was doing a good job of getting to the line to keep them in the game. The captain was the only Knick in double figures at the halftime break as he drilled 11 free throws to bring his total to 18 for the half.

Payton Pritchard added 25 points off the bench for the Celtics, who rebounded from their loss to Dallas on Thursday in an NBA Finals rematch to win for the fifth time in six games and move 2 1/2 games ahead of the Knicks for the No.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum shared his selections for the greatest players in NBA history. The debate over who qualifies as the greatest player—or players—in NBA history is one of the league’s most enduring conversations.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Derrick White added 20 and the Boston Celtics showed their championship makeup down the stretch with a 112-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's top teams.