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.

The New York Knicks have started the 2025-26 season under the new head coach in style. After winning 119-111 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, two of the Eastern Conference heavyweights face off on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

For Boston, they have two players listed on their injury report entering Friday’s game as they have ruled out Luka Garza due to a concussion and Jayson Tatum who is set to miss the entire season due to a torn Achilles.

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.

Jaylen Brown went viral after his hairline appeared to rub off on OG Anunoby’s jersey during the Celtics’ loss to the New York Knicks.

Hugo Gonzalez’s defensive assignments to start his Celtics career have featured a who’s who of the East’s All-Star guards. Last week, it was the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, followed by the Pistons’ Cade Cunningham.

The Celtics still don’t have Jayson Tatum, and without the injured superstar, they didn’t stand much of a chance in that Game 6 Eastern conference semifinal clincher, or Friday night.

Episode 2 of the Mike Brown project went mostly according to plan. New York moved to 2-0 with a convincing 105-95 win over Boston.

The Knicks will be without at least one starter on Friday night as they host the Celtics in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York has four players listed on their injury report including three starters for the matchup.

The major storyline is Luka Dončić guiding the Lakers to a dominant win over a top-tier foe in the Western Conference, dispatching Minnesota by a final margin of 128-110. However, the Slovenian’s individual excellence is to be marveled at: