The Boston Celtics raised their championship banner #18 with jubilation as they took down the New York Knicks on Tuesday night at the Boston Garden.

Members of the 2023-2024 title squad were each handed out their respective championship rings pregame. It is Boston’s 18th NBA championship, making them the winningest franchise in league history.

The 18th championship banner rises for the Boston Celtics ☘️👏🏽

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CHAMPS. ☘️💍 pic.twitter.com/KNSqvK2gyR

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To celebrate their first title, Jayson Tatum and the rest of the Celtics ran the visiting Knicks down the court all game, earning a resounding 132-109 win. Tatum had a monster game in just 30 minutes, finishing with 37 points on 14-18 FG and 8-11 from three with 10 assists and 4 rebounds.

The Celtics as a team tied an NBA record for three pointers made in a game with 29, along with the Milwaukee Bucks who did it in 2020. Boston fully embraced coach Joe Mazzulla’s philosophies with 61 three-point attempts, and this same formula won them a title a year ago.

Boston got everybody to contribute with Derrick White’s 24, Jaylen Brown’s 23, and Jrue Holiday’s 18 proved to be too much for the new-look New York team with Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges playing their first official regular season games with the team.

The night was such a cool moment for Boston’s sports fans as former Celtic legends Bob Cousy (who came out in a wheelchair), Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen all graced the game to see the 2024 championship banner go up next to the 17 others already in the rafters.

FINAL SCORE:

Knicks 109 - 132 Celtics

Player of the Game: JAYSON TATUM
📊 37 PTS | 14-18 FG | 8-11 3PT | 10 AST | 4 REB

The defending champs opened the season with a dominant home win, tying the franchise record for most threes in a game with 29 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YVoypHD6HH

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