The Knicks, who opened their season with a blowout loss in Boston, entered Saturday night viewing their rematch with the defending-champion Celtics as a measuring stick as they approach the All-Star break.

Boston turned the game into a laughingstock. New York was blown out on their home floor by a 131-104 final score. It was the second contest of the year between the two teams, and the second blowout for a Celtics roster that has now won six of their last seven games against their arch-rival.

The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

TL;DR: Live stream Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The Boston Celtics head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Celtics are 36-15, which puts the team in second place. The Knicks are 34-17, which puts the team in third place.

For the first time since the Boston Celtics' dominant season-opening win over the New York Knicks, the two teams will face off in a primetime NBA matchup Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. ET. How to watch: Knicks vs. Celtics will air nationally on ABC, it can also be streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

After devouring film from the ugly defeat to the Celtics, Jalen Brunson believes the Knicks showed improvement — at least improvement from the low bar of the season opener — and saw evidence that his team can compete with the reigning champs.

Saturday’s beatdown of the New York Knicks was probably the most I’ve laughed while watching a Boston Celtics game all season. Well, maybe not as much as I did on ring night, which was also against the Knicks.