Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 in overtime Tuesday.

Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and a career-high-tying eight 3-pointers, including one in the third quarter with a foot on the Knicks’ logo, as visiting Boston Celtics downed New York 119-117 in overtime in the NBA Tuesday night.

Porzingis continued to excel as he ramps up to the playoffs, pouring in 34 points on 11-for-19 shooting. The post Kristaps Porzingis goes off as Celtics dig out OT win vs. Knicks: 8 takeaways appeared first on Boston.

To be the best, you have to show you can beat the best. And for the umpteenth time this season, the New York Knicks failed to do that.

The Knicks bemoaned missing their chance to beat the Celtics for the first time this season but looked as the close loss as something to build on.

The New York Knicks sense the urgency of the 2025 NBA playoffs after Tuesday's 119-117 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics that doubled as a regular-season sweep.

Porzingis nailed eight 3-pointers and was the best player on the floor in stretches for the Celtics, who swept the season series with the Knicks.

Kristaps Porzingis made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime after Jayson Tatum's 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds remaining forced the extra period, and the Boston Celtics completed a season sweep of the New York Knicks with a 119-117 victory Tuesday night.

Boston beats a potential second-round playoff opponent for the fourth time this season, prevailing in overtime.

The Knicks ' 2024-25 regular season against the Boston Celtics ended in an 0-4 record with Tuesday's 119-117 overtime loss. Ex-Knick Kristaps Porzingis turned the clock back with a 34-point effort, going 11-of-19 shooting and hitting on an 8-for-13 clip from deep in 39 minutes.

The Knicks wondered afterward if it should have. “I should have fouled him,” forward OG Anunoby said. “I should have known to foul.” They didn't, and Tatum made the tying 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left.

Madison Square Garden buzzed with anticipation, hearts warmed by nostalgia. One of the Knicks’ own had been immortalized. Fresh off his induction as a first-ballot member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,

If the Celtics do come to play, this might be the last high-level Boston basketball we see until the postseason.

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The New York Knicks will host the defending champions, the Boston Celtics, on Tuesday for their 79th game of the season. The Knicks will look to collect their first win over the Celtics this season, while Boston will look to sweep their division rivals.