The 2024-25 NBA season tipped off Tuesday night with the Celtics throttling the Knicks and the Lakers starting the JJ Redick era with a win over the Timberwolves. There are 10 games on tap for Wednesday and every team will play its first game by Thursday night.

The 2024-25 NBA season kicks off on Tuesday night with a marquee matchup between two Eastern Conference rivals. The Boston Celtics will host the New York Knicks at TD Garden four months after winning their NBA-record 18th championship there.

The Boston Celtics finally delivered on their potential in 2023-2024, winning the NBA Championship decisively over the Dallas Mavericks. Boston appears set up for a shot at a repeat this year, and the rest of the league will be on their trails.

The Knicks and Celtics face one another on the NBA’s opening night for the second time in as many years. Only this time, the Knicks will begrudgingly watch Boston hang its 18th championship banner. Knicks fans might want to look away from the pomp and circumstance as it’ll be another painful reminder that their team has won just two titles since being founded in 1946 and is stuck in a 51-year championship drought.

Providing predictions for the opening night of the 2024-25 season, where the Knicks face the Celtics and the Lakers take on the Timberwolves.