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

Jayson Tatum scored 40 points and the Boston Celtics easily handled the New York Knicks for the second time this season, winning 131-104 on Saturday night.

The Boston Celtics hardly needed luck to get the best of the New York Knicks again, as Jayson Tatum proved to be all they required. Tatum and the Celtics silenced the Knicks' opportunity to make a major statement,

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.

- 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.

Tatum torched the Knicks for 40 points in 37 minutes, checking out for good with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. He drained seven 3s on 14 attempts and went 13-of-26 from the field in his latest Garden masterpiece — just months after lighting the Knicks up for 37 points and 10 assists on 8-of-11 shooting from deep on opening night.

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 in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.