The New York Knicks are among the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but they have struggled against elite competition throughout the season. After recent lo

The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.

Jaylen Brown said the Celtics weren’t trying to send a message in their 118-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon at Boston’s TD Garden. The win was the Celtics' third this season against a Knicks squad that wants to be considered among the Eastern Conference's - if not the NBA's - elite.