Jayson Tatum put on a show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, leading the Celtics to a blowout win over the Knicks. He also made a bit of a franchise history in process of scoring a game-high 40 points, the second time he’s scored 35-plus points in a game against the Knicks this year.

The hot shooting night propelled the Celtics All-Star into ninth place overall for the most points in Celtics history. He finished the night with 13,193 points overall, passed Dave Cowens (13,192) and Jo Jo White (13,188) to move into the top-10.

Joe Mazzulla reflected on the milestone for the 26-year-old after the win.

“I’m happy for him,” Mazzulla said. “I feel one grateful and I joked with both of (Tatum and Jaylen Brown) that I didn’t have that on my bucket list to coach those two guys and so it just kind of happened and I’m really grateful that I get to coach them and so I don’t take that for granted, but it’s big time for him. He does it the right way and so for him to be able to accomplish that while focused on winning and being a great teammate is really important and I think he’s still underrated, he’s one of the best players out there.”

Tatum acknowledged after the win that the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden helped him and the team get up for the impressive victory.

“Besides Boston, it’s probably the best place to play,” Tatum said. “They’ve got all the celebrities but they also have an edge about them. They know basketball, they’re passionate, they’re chanting, they’re cheering the whole time. So it is a special place to play.”

Tatum and the Celtics improved to 2-0 on the season against the Knicks with the win. The Celtics top scorer will look to chase down Bill Russell next on the franchise points list, who sits at eighth with 14,522 career points.