The Boston Celtics are still a top dog of the NBA this season, and they proved that with a dominant performance over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, winning 131-104. With this win, the Celtics media,

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 surging New York Knicks get set for a big matchup Saturday night at the World’s Most Famous Arena against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics.