White, Jaylen Brown and Luke Kornet did their best to make up for Jayson Tatum's absence and stayed alive in the NBA playoffs ...

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) drives to the basket against New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, right, during the ...

With the score tied at halftime, Boston used a dominant quarter to seize control and surge to a 14-point third-quarter lead ...

The Knicks were flat in the second half as the Celtics beat New York, 127-102, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals ...

The Celtics would have to stage that rare comeback without their best player in Tatum, who suffered a torn Achilles at the ...

The notion of losing to a New York team was bad enough, but the sight of Tatum writhing on the floor of Madison Square Garden ...

The Celtics, without their All-Star scorer, without the engine that fuels a championship machine, live to see another day.

Kristaps Porzingis struggled in the first half against the Knicks and was replaced in the starting lineup at halftime.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the Boston Celtics in game five of the Eastern Conference ...

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

The New York Knicks enter the Game 5 matchup of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics.

New York Knicks fans have waited 25 years for this moment. Only time will tell if the countdown is set at 48 minutes. The Knicks will have the first of three c ...