Near the end of the team's Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles injury and underwent surgery, ending his current season with a lot of uncertainty regarding next season and whether he will suit up at all.

It was a game that the Celtics had to win in order to keep their season alive. They had to do so without the services of Jayson Tatum, who tore his Achilles in Game 4. Jaylen Brown had to take a bigger role on the team,

Derrick White drained his first four 3-point attempts, setting the stage for a 34-point performance that lifted the Celtics in Game 5.

New York remains up 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. However, Smith was concerned by what he saw from Boston, particularly the way the team adjusted after losing Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles tendon. Smith took issue with co-host Udonis Haslem claiming earlier in the show that the Knicks would be all right.

The former Cal star had 26 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds and played stellar defense in Boston's win or go home victory over the Knicks

Wyc Grousbeck, the face of Celtics ownership since Boston Basketball Partners LLC purchased the team for $360 million in 2002, plans to remain in his roles as team CEO and governor through the 2027-28 season before handing over control to Chisholm.

Game 5 was a particularly rough evening for Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson. He fouled out in the late stages of the fourth quarter while shooting just 7-of-17 from the field. But when the Boston Jumbotron showed a dejected Brunson on the bench after the fact to rile Celtics fans up,

Amidst an otherwise dreary evening for the New York Knicks, Mitchell Robinson turned the Boston Celtics' 'Hack-A-Shaq' gambit into 'Swish-A-Mitch.' Robinson was