The Boston Celtics’ season is hanging by a thread. Down 3–1 to the New York Knicks and missing their superstar Jayson Tatum, Wednesday night’s Game 5 at TD Garden is a must-win to keep the hope of Banner 19 alive.

Jaylen Brown has always been regarded as the wingman to Jayson Tatum, even after winning NBA Finals MVP. Now he has a chance to prove he can do it alone.

In absolutely devastating news, Jayson Tatum has officially been diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon, an injury he suffered in the final moments of the Boston Celtics’ Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks.

Before Game 5 as the Celtics try to extend the series, Kendrick Perkins has a message for Jaylen Brown after the Jayson Tatum injury.

After winning three of the first four games of this series, the Knicks (3) have three chances to secure a series-clinching fourth win over the Celtics (2), starting tonight in Boston. The Celtics, as you may have heard,

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics now trail the New York Knicks 3-1 in their second-round NBA playoff series after a 121-113 loss Monday night. To make matters worse, they also lost Jayson Tatum to what appeared to be a serious injury. Brown finished the game with 20 points, seven rebounds, and two assists.

On the strength of a 39-point performance by Jalen Brunson, another fantastic fourth quarter from Mikal Bridges and by far their best offensive showing of the series, the New York Knicks took a 3-1 series lead against the Boston Celtics with a 121-113 win in Game 4 on Monday at Madison Square Garden.

Brown finished with 19 points, hitting a pair of threes and applying constant pressure through aggressive drives. While Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard lit up the scoreboard from outside, it was Brown’s interior presence that often initiated Boston’s best offensive sequences.