Final: Celtics 123, Knicks 117 - Brown drops 42, Walsh, Gonzalez change game

BOSTON CELTICS (11-9) vs. NEW YORK KNICKS (13-6)

Regular season game 21

TD Garden, 8 p.m. - NBC, Peacock

SCHEDULE ADVANTAGE: Neither. Both teams played Sunday in different cities. New York has won four games in a row.

INJURIES

Boston: Jayson Tatum (OUT-Achilles) 

New York: OG Anunoby (OUT-hamstring), Landry Shamet (OUT-shoulder)

OFFICIALS

Sean Wright (#4)    Marat Kogut (#32)    John Conley (#56)

THINGS I’M LOOKING FOR

1. 3-point shooting: The Knicks allow a lot of above the break 3-pointers (so do the Celtics), which is where Boston’s 3-point shooters like to live. If we want to oversimply this game, it might just come down to who makes the most of these. 

2. Keeping Mitchell Robinson off the boards: He’s probably coming off the bench, so this might be a chance for Amari Williams or Xavier Tillman to come in and have this main responsibility. We’ve seen Robinson change games before with his offensive rebounding. There's no need to relive that. 

3. Keep Karl-Anthony Towns in check: Jalen Brunson is probably going to do his thing no matter what. He always finds a way. But if the Celtics can keep KAT under wraps, they’ll have a strong chance at winning this game. 

4. DON’T FOUL: Brunson is a foul merchant. He is great at drawing them. Positioning and high hands are imperative. 

Follow along with my thoughts as the game goes on. They’ll show up below and in the comments section, so hop in and share your opinion as well.