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The Boston Celtics (40-16) will host Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks (37-19) at TD Garden on Sunday, February 23. Game time is 1:00 PM ET.The Celtics came out on top in their most recent

Jaylen Brown said moves like the Knicks' addition of Mikal Bridges and the Cavs' addition of DeAndre Hunter are a source of motivation

Brown’s message didn’t come across as a challenge. It sounded more like encouragement, the words of a caring teammate looking to empower one of his brothers.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown embarrassed himself at the Knicks game by failing to recognize pop stars Sabrina Carpenter and Chappel Roan, while the Celtics secured a crucial victory. This incident raises questions about leadership dynamics within the Celtics team.

The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led a balanced scoring attack on Sunday, as the Celtics routed the Knicks 118-105.

After New York cut a 27-point lead down to 4 early in the fourth quarter, Brown kicked it into a new gear to push Boston’s lead back to blowout status.

Jaylen Brown had 24 points and eight rebounds ... The Knicks had whittled a 77-50 third-quarter deficit down to 95-89 on Mikal Bridges’ driving basket early in final quarter before the Celtics went on a 10-0 spree to take control. Brown had the last ...