Celtics star Jayson Tatum has Achilles surgery
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The red-hot New York Knicks face off with the Boston Celtics tonight in an elimination Game 5 for Boston. Jayson Tatum remains out with a lower leg injury sustained in Game 4.
The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will play Game 5 of their series on Wednesday. Here is a free live stream, how to watch, what channel, what time.
The Celtics will be noticeably short-handed, as they will be without their All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum. Tatum went down in the closing minutes of Game 4 with a non-contact injury, later deemed to be a ruptured Achilles.
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The Boston Celtics find themselves without their franchise superstar and staring down a 3-1 deficit against the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals today. Find out how to watch for free.
Despite the Celtics missing their All-NBA forward, the Knicks are still 4.5-point underdogs ahead of Game 5. It's far from a due or die game for the Knicks, who hold a two-game lead over their East rival. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith delivered a crucial message on whether he would be nervous if the Knicks lost Game 5.
The fourth-seeded Pacers booked their return to the Eastern Conference Finals with Tuesday night’s 114-105 victory over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, wrapping up a stunning series victory in only five games. Haliburton led the way with 31 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-10 on 3-pointers, along with eight assists and six rebounds.
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