Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the New York Knicks rode a huge second quarter to a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night and a 2-0 start to the season.

According to Anthony Slater of ESPN, the former five-time All-Star ultimately inked a two-year, $11.7 million deal with the Golden State Warriors. And to hear Horford tell it, Horford is convinced that the league CBA's restrictive salary policies are the main reason Boston didn't try to run it back with him.

Suddenly, the Knicks are one of the favorites and the Celtics are on a lower tier in the Eastern Conference. Things went according to (the new) script on Friday, when New York cruised to a 105-95 victory on in the second game of the season for both teams. It’s kind of amazing how this rivalry turned on a dime.

For Boston, they have two players listed on their injury report entering Friday’s game as they have ruled out Luka Garza due to a concussion and Jayson Tatum who is set to miss the entire season due to a torn Achilles.

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 105–95 at home on Friday to get out to a perfect 2-0 start to their season.

Jaylen Brown might decide against searching his own name on social media today. During the Boston Celtics’ loss to the New York Knicks on Friday night, Brown seemingly suffered an

The Boston Celtics face the New York Knicks on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 (10/24/25) in a regular season NBA game at Madison Square Garden.

A lot of time has passed since the second round of the 2024-2025 NBA Playoffs. The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have both endured changes. However, the rivalry will still feel the same when they face off on October 24.