The Boston Celtics staved off elimination at TD Garden on Wednesday night, ousting the New York Knicks by 25 points and winning a home contest for the first time in the second-round Eastern Conference series.

Following the New York Knicks 127-102 loss to the Boston Celtics Wednesday night, Brunson referred that the Celtics are a "well-oiled machine" even without star forward Jayson Tatum in the lineup.

The Boston Celtics should have folded like a wet cardboard box. But they did not, and instead put together one of their best games in recent memory.

The Celtics overcame a disappointing Game 4 and a season-ending Jayson Tatum injury as they beat the New York Knicks, 127-102, in Boston Wednesday evening.

The Boston Celtics looked to be in dire straits heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals versus the New York Knicks. They had lost Game 4 and fell behind 3-1 in the series while also losing star forward Jayson Tatum to a ruptured Achilles late in that contest, and many had written them off.

Jayson Tatum’s ruptured Achilles is expected to sideline him through at least the end of 2025, according to a new report. ESPN’s Marc Spears on Wednesday reported Tatum’s father, Justin, expects the Celtics superstar to miss “eight to nine months.” An eight-month recovery would have him back on the court in mid-January.

Jayson Tatum had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Payton Pritchard scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics easily got their first win in the Eastern Conference semifinals by routing the New York Knicks 115-93 on Saturday in Game 3.

A six-time All-Star, Tatum had an emotional conversation with his father after tearing his Achilles tendon. Spears revealed the details of the talk on NBA Today with Malika Andrews of ESPN.