Jayson Tatum scored 40 points and the Boston Celtics easily handled the New York Knicks for the second time this season, winning 131-104 on Saturday night.

Tatum moved to No. 9 on the Celtics' all-time scoring list. The post Jayson Tatum’s 40-point masterpiece leads Celtics to blowout over Knicks: 6 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

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.

Jayson Tatum scored 19 of his 40 points in the third quarter Saturday night for the visiting Boston Celtics, who led wire-to-wire in a 131-104 rout of the New York Knicks. Starting in place of Kristaps Porzingis (illness),

In descending order, Tatum named Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Stephen Curry, and Shaquille O’Neal. Notably, Tatum left Celtics legend Larry Bird off his list, a surprising omission given Bird’s storied legacy in Boston.

In a primetime clash of Eastern Conference contenders, Jayson Tatum caught fire in the second half to upend a third quarter Knicks rally at Madison Square Garden.