The slog of rehabilitating his dinged-up ankle and getting back into shape while his teammates were struggling without him was no easy journey.

Porzingis hit a dagger 3-pointer on a big night against his old team, and the Celtics claimed a hard-fought OT victory against the Knicks.

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.

With the playoffs on the horizon, the Boston Celtics are all but certain to finish as the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. But while their Tuesday night showdown on the road against the New York Knicks did not necessarily come with many practical stakes,

Tatum was one of several Boston players who were listed as questionable for this contest, but the star forward will suit up and handle his regular workload on offense as the Celtics' go-to option on offense.

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.

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.

The New York Knicks lost to the Boston Celtics at home on Tuesday night. The Knicks trailed for most of the fourth quarter, but refused to give up and managed to put themselves and their fans in a position to have their hearts ripped out multiple times.

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,