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With Jayson Tatum out, the Celtics need other guys to step up, and they did just that. Derrick White and Jaylen Brown both had huge games as White dropped 34 points and Brown finished with 26. It was a total team effort in Game 5, and now, the Celtics live to see another day.
Basketball fans had the same complaint about ESPN's Brian Windhorst over his take on the Celtics-Knicks playoff series.
The New York Knicks enter the Game 5 matchup of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics.
Game 4: Celtics at Knicks (Monday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) What to watch ... but we've yet to see New York come out leading at the half or at the end of three quarters in this series.
Reeling from the loss of Jayson Tatum, Boston shows championship mettle in dominating New York to force Game 6.
Jalen Brunson didn't have his best game on Wednesday night as the Knicks got blown out on the road. He finished with 22 points on 7-17 shooting. No Jayson Tatum for the Celtics, but there were no issues.
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Sportschosun on MSNThe defending champion's counterattack. Tatumless Boston, New York by 25 points. Blast of 34 white points. The key was Brown's leadershipAce Jason Tatum had no problem. There was Derek White. The Boston Celtics punished the New York Knicks.The Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 127-102 in Game 5 of the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals (best of seven) in the 2024-2025 season at TD Garden in Boston,
ESPN analyst Jay Williams believes that New York Knicks captain Jalen Brunson will traverse unchartered waters in the franchise record books. Williams, who prev