Celtics, Knicks and Jayson Tatum
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The Boston Celtics are still alive against the New York Knicks. The Celtics pulled away to win Game 5, 127-102, on Wednesday night without star forward Jayson Tatum. The Knicks still lead the series, 3-2, and will have another chance to move to the Eastern Conference finals in Friday's Game 6.
Many Boston Celtics fans have felt like they were done for the year after Jayson Tatum went down with an Achilles injury. The team went down 3-1 to the New York
A balanced offense and great defense lifted the Celtics to a Game 5 win over the Knicks, and proved it won't be easy for New York to clinch this series even with Jayson Tatum out.
If the Boston Celtics extend their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, they will do so without leading scorer Jayson Tatum.
Boston will need more from Jaylen Brown in Game 5 and may need to play more small-ball vs. New York to survive without their superstar.
The red-hot New York Knicks face off with the Boston Celtics tonight in an elimination Game 5 for Boston. Jayson Tatum remains out with a lower leg injury sustained in Game 4.
Stephen A. Smith sent a clear message to the New York Knicks ahead of Friday's Game 6 matchup against the Boston Celtics.
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Hosted on MSNBoston Celtics vs. New York Knicks: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (5/16)The emergence of Luke Kornet on the same night Brown had a career-high assists drove the Celtics to the win. Can they do it again to force a Game 7?