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.

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, making their current situation even harder to stomach.

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New York, 52 years since their last NBA title, are now one game away from ending defending champion the Celtics’ season.

It’s been a rough series so far for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. Through the first two games of the second-round matchup, the Celtics have dropped both contests at home, and Tatum has struggled to find his rhythm offensively.

AFTER THE FINAL buzzer sounded and the New York Knicks poured onto the Little Caesars Arena floor to celebrate their series-clinching Game 6 win over the Detroit Pistons, forward Mikal Bridges secured his headset for an interview with legendary play-by-play announcer Mike Breen.

Jalen Brunson scores 39 points as the New York Knicks leave the Boston Celtics on the brink of NBA play-off elimination.

A six-time All-Star, Tatum had an emotional conversation with his father after tearing his Achilles tendon. Spears revealed the details of the talk on NBA Today with Malika Andrews of ESPN.