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.

Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference s

The NBA playoff picture took a significant turn with the reigning champion Boston Celtics losing Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Late in the Knicks' Game 4 win over the Celtics, Boston's all-everything Jayson Tatum took a hard step, then fell to the ground in great pain, grabbing his lower leg. He had to be helped off the court,

According to Marc Spears, Jayson Tatum's father said that his son is looking at an eight to nine-month recovery from a ruptured Achilles.