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Tatum scores 36 as Celtics beat Knicks
The win was Boston's first of the season and its home opener, dropping the defending champion Knicks to 0-2; their coach likes five-game samples.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:35 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

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- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Jayson Tatum goes off for 36 points in win against Knicks”, with reporting from NBC Sports and Bleacher Report.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 10:35 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Knicks.
- BBN covered this story before: The Latest: Redskins name push, Hurts probe, Celtics open (October 20).
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- Yahoo SportsJayson Tatum goes off for 36 points in win against Knicks
- NBC SportsJayson Tatum drops 36 points in win over Knicks - NBC Sports October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Bleacher ReportNew York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics Live NBA Updates, Scores and Highlights October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorJayson Tatum drops thirty-six on the Knicks, seven of them in the last eighty seconds, and Boston wins its home opener.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the defending champs at oh and two. Mike Brown says he likes to look at five-game sample sizes.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, I'm telling you, that is a coach hiding behind a calculator. Two losses is a crisis, and a crisis is not a sample.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut by his math the season hasn't started yet. They're buffering.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBuffering? Orlando, Detroit and Chicago are next. Those are real games.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPre-roll ads. Nobody counts those.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMeanwhile, Tatum scores five on the next two Celtics possessions and puts it away. Ball game.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Tatum's thirty-six was a free trial, and the Knicks are still on the waitlist.
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