Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) drives to the basket against New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, right, during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP

For Boston fans, if Tatum's injury is as bad as it looks, awful isn't emphatic enough of a descriptor for this loss.

The Boston Celtics are set to fight for their season on Wednesday night against the New York Knicks. After losing Game 4 and superstar Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles, the Celtics are hanging on by a thread.

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

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.

The Boston Celtics' 2025 playoff campaign has taken a devastating turn. Star forward Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles tendon during Game 4 against the New York Knicks, effectively ending his season and casting doubt on his availability for the 2025–26 campaign.

Sam Hauser is available for the Celtics. No Knicks players are on the injury report. The game tips at 7 p.m. on TNT.

Can the Knicks take a 3-1 series lead or will the Celtics pull even on the road? Here's how to watch this pivotal Game 4.

Hauser suffered an ankle sprain in the Celtics’ Game 1 loss last week against the Knicks after he landed awkwardly following a 3-point contest of OG Anunoby. He went through an intense workout on Monday with coaches on the floor at Madison square Garden.

Shot selection, transition opportunities and the effectiveness of the starting centers figure to be key factors in Game 4 between the Celtics and Knicks.

Will the Celtics lean into the style of play that won them a title last season and 61 games in the 2024-25 regular season?

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.