Jayson Tatum's poster dunk for his first bucket of the game was a sign of things to come on Saturday night. Read more on Boston.com.

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,

Just as they did in their season opener, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics overwhelmed the rival Knicks in a 131-104 route Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

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.

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.

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.

The New York Knicks, who opened their season with a blowout loss in Boston, entered Saturday viewing their rematch with the defending-champion Celtics as a pre-All-Star-break measuring stick, but they were routed again,

Before Saturday night, the top-10 spots on the Boston Celtics’ all-time scoring list hadn’t changed in 12 years. It’s hard to crack such a legendary list featuring 10 Hall of Famers, all with at least one NBA championship to their name.