For the Celtics, that series brought more pain than they could have anticipated, with Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles only worsening the sudden end to a championship defense. Given the opponent, Wednesday’s trip back to the famous arena meant a little extra to the returning Boston players.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Olynyk wore only jersey No. 41 and put up 9.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

Jaylen Brown might decide against searching his own name on social media today. During the Boston Celtics’ loss to the New York Knicks on Friday night, Brown seemingly suffered an

Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the New York Knicks rode a huge second quarter to a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night and a 2-0 start to the season.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Dave Cowens was born in 1948. Cowens played his NCAA ball with the Florida State Seminoles and was taken by the Celtics with the fourth overall selection of the 1970 NBA Draft on the advice of big man legend Bill Russell, despite the fact that the Florida State alum stood only 6-foot-9.

The Celtics held the Knicks to 38.4% shooting and outscored them in three of the four quarters, but defensive rebounding was a persistent issue. New York grabbed six offensive boards in the third and seven more in the fourth, leading to second-chance opportunities that prevented Boston from overcoming a lopsided second quarter.

The Celtics returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time since May 16, when last season ended in the conference semifinals.

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown acknowledged their mistakes after losing to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks will tip off Amazon's new NBA on Prime coverage Friday night with a rematch at Madison Square Garden.