On this day, the Boston Celtics won their 14th championship, beating the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the 1981 NBA Finals.

It’s win or the season ends tonight for the Celtics. Not only does the team have to beat the Knicks to keep their playoff run alive, they have to do it without Jayson Tatum.

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The image of Jayson Tatum laying on the ground and not being able to get up will likely be burned into Celtics' minds for years to come.

Things are going very well for the New York Knicks at the moment, perhaps better than they could have ever imagined. They are up 3-1 against the defending champ

Ahead of a must-win game for the Celtics, Globe sports columnist Chad Finn explains what’s gone wrong for the team.

How does this impact Boston's postseason hopes? More importantly, what does it do to the team's contention window in the short and medium term?

SportsLine's model simulated New York vs. Boston 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's Game 5 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup, as the Celtics will be without leading scorer Jays

The Celtics are in a 3-1 series hole after dropping Game 4 on Monday in Madison Square Garden, shellshocked not only by the loss of Tatum but by the reality of facing elimination when the plan was to repeat as champions.