Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with at least 40 points this season.

New York trailed 119-115 after Mikal Bridges sank a 3-pointer with 45.5 seconds remaining, but the Knicks failed to get any closer.

The Celtics received 22 points and five assists from Derrick White as well as 12 points off the bench from Anfernee Simons. Neemias Queta added eight points and six rebounds as Boston won for the fourth time in five games.

Bridges made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 35 points, while teammate Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 29 points and seven reboun

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