Overview
- - The game starts Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden, and listings differ on access, with The Sporting News calling it a Prime Video exclusive while Heavy includes Prime Video, local MSG, and NBA League Pass.
- - A Boston win would clinch the East’s No. 2 seed and secure a fifth straight Atlantic Division title, setting the team’s playoff path and home-court edge early in the bracket.
- - Boston enters at 54–25 after winning 11 of 13 and four straight, while New York is 51–28 on a three-game streak and leads the season series 2–1.
- - The Celtics’ injury report lists Jaylen Brown (Achilles), Derrick White (knee), Sam Hauser (back) and Neemias Queta (toe) as questionable, and the Knicks’ rotation is largely healthy outside reserve guard Tyler Kolek (oblique).
- - Jayson Tatum confirmed he will play at MSG for the first time since his Achilles rupture there last May, a personal hurdle as Boston looks to lock in seeding before the final weekend.