In a shock turn of events, the Boston Celtics are one game away from elimination in their second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. Joe Mazzulla's team has let double-digit leads slip away in each of their three losses,

“No NBA player since Jose Juan Barea in 2019 has returned sooner than 10½ months after an Achilles rupture, suggesting the Celtics should plan on Tatum missing the entire 2025-26 regular season,” Pelton wrote. “A postseason return is more realistic, but there's basically no precedent for that.”

The Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks for Game 5 of their second round NBA Playoffs series on Wednesday, May 14.

The Boston Celtics let the New York Knicks run away with a critical Game 4 victory in Madison Square Garden late last night, putting their own title defense in

Plus: Adam Himmelsbach weighs in on the Celtics' possible rebuild, and we talk to doctors about Achilles' ruptures.

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum suffered what appeared to be a significant lower leg injury in Monday's Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 4 loss against the New York Knicks. Read more: Celtics' Jayson Tatum Exits Game 4 vs Knicks With Concerning Non-Contact Injury While the only update from the team has come from head coach Joe Mazzulla who spoke after the game,

The New York Knicks overcame another double-digit deficit to take a 3-1 lead against the Celtics, who lost Jayson Tatum to a non-contact injury.

If the Celtics extend their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, they will do so without leading scorer Jayson Tatum.