New York was on the wrong end of a historic, bafflingly effective shooting performance in Tuesday night’s season opener at TD Garden. Boston set a single-game franchise record and tied the all-time NBA high with 29 made threes in a 132-109 victory.

The only bright spot the Knicks could point to is that, in trailing by 35 points in this game, it doesn’t have to portend disaster. The last time these two teams met in April, the Knicks built up a lead of as many as 31 in a win — and a few months later the Celtics were celebrating a championship.

The Celtics spent the end of Tuesday's win over the Knicks attempting to break the NBA's single game 3-point record after tying the mark with 29 early in the fourth quarter.