The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.

On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks to secure their fifth consecutive win. Given that the Knicks were only three games behind the Celtics for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference standings, this was a major victory for Boston.

Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-105 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday.