New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for Oct. 22 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The much-awaited 2024-25 NBA season kicks off with the Boston Celtics taking on the New York Knicks on Tuesday for their first matchup of the regular season. The Celtics will host the game at TD Garden, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Ahead of the matchup, the Celtics will receive their championship rings and raise their NBA-record 18th banner to the rafters. An exciting game is expected following the ceremony as two of the previous season's best teams look to tip off their season with a win.

New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: Starting Lineups and Depth Charts

Knicks Starting Lineup and Depth Chart

The Knicks are projected to use a starting lineup of Jalen Brunson (PG), Mikal Bridges (SG), Josh Hart (SF), OG Anunoby (PF), and Karl-Anthony Towns (C) for the season opener.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Jalen Brunson	Miles McBride	Cameron Payne
SG	Mikal Bridges	Miles McBride	Cameron Payne
SF	Josh Hart	OG Anunoby	Mikal Bridges
PF	OG Anunoby	Josh Hart	Mikal Bridges
C	Karl-Anthony Towns	Jericho Sims	Ariel Hukporti

New York's starting lineup had a makeover during the offseason following multiple blockbuster trades. Most notably, the Knicks acquired Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. They also traded Bojan Bogdanovic and a haul of future first-round picks in exchange for Mikal Bridges.

Celtics Starting Lineup and Depth Chart

Meanwhile, the reigning champions should stick with their winning formula and are expected to deploy a starting lineup of Jrue Holiday (PG), Derrick White (SG), Jaylen Brown (SF), Jayson Tatum (PF), and Al Horford (C).

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Jrue Holiday	Payton Pritchard	Derrick White
SG	Derrick White	Jaylen Brown	Payton Pritchard
SF	Jaylen Brown	Sam Hauser	Jayson Tatum
PF	Jayson Tatum	Sam Hauser	Al Horford
C	Al Horford	Luke Kornet	Xavier Tillman

New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: Injury Reports

Knicks injury report for Oct. 22

The Knicks have Precious Achiuwa (hamstring), Kevin McCullar Jr. (knee), and Michell Robinson (ankle) listed as out on their injury report for the upcoming matchup.

Player	Status	Injury
Precious Achiuwa	Out	Left Hamstring
Kevin McCullar Jr.	Out	Knee
Mitchell Robinson	Out	Ankle

Celtics injury report for Oct. 22

Meanwhile, the Celtics have Kristaps Porzingis (foot) listed as out for the game.

Player	Status	Injury
Kristaps Porzingis	Out	Foot

New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: Preview

The New York Knicks concluded the previous regular season with a 50-32 record to clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They had a good run in the playoffs, making it to the conference semifinals before losing 4-3 to the Indiana Pacers in the best-of-seven series.

Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics were dominant throughout the season. They finished with a 64-18 record to clinch the top seed in the league. They went on to have a dominant 16-3 run in the playoffs to secure their first NBA title since 2008.

The teams faced each other five times in the previous season, with the Knicks clinching victory in the final game to avoid a sweep in their regular-season series.

How to watch New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics?

The Knicks-Celtics season opener will be nationally aired on TNT. The game can also be live-streamed on FubtoTV and via the NBA League Pass.