Celtics lose Jayson Tatum to apparent serious injury after squandering another double-digit lead to Knicks

The metropolis that ne'er sleeps volition beryllium awake for a agelong time.

The New York Knicks overcame yet different double-digit shortage successful the 2nd fractional connected Monday to instrumentality a 3-1 bid pb implicit the Boston Celtics successful the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Knicks trailed by 14 with 9 minutes near successful the 3rd quarter, but ended the framework connected a 30-13 tally to pb heading into the fourth.

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New York Knicks guardant OG Anunoby (8) dunks the shot arsenic fans observe successful the 2nd fractional during crippled 4 of the 2nd circular for the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics astatine Madison Square Garden.  (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

And aft some teams threw respective jabs passim the fourth, the Knicks yet pulled distant to a 121-113 victory.

The Celtics took a 99-98 pb with conscionable implicit 7 minutes to spell aft Jayson Tatum drilled his seventh three-pointer of the nighttime to springiness him 42 points connected the evening. But the Knicks were unfazed.

New York past went connected different immense run, outscoring Boston 18-5 implicit the adjacent 5 minutes.

During the span, though, Tatum appeared to endure a superior non-contact little limb wounded portion going for a escaped ball. Tatum instantly called timeout himself and was carried disconnected the court. Cameras showed him successful the locker country with a towel covering his face.

Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics is looked implicit connected the tribunal aft being injured against the New York Knicks during the 4th fourth successful Game Four of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs astatine Madison Square Garden connected May 12, 2025 successful New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)

The Celtics are already shockingly down 3-1 successful the series, and likelihood spell adjacent much successful the Knicks' favour if Tatum's wounded is what it's feared to be.

Four of the Knicks' 5 starters finished with astatine slightest 20 points, with Jalen Brunson starring the mode with 39.

Game 5 is backmost successful Boston, wherever the Knicks won some of the archetypal 2 games of the series. With a win, the Knicks volition beryllium backmost successful the Eastern Conference Finals for the archetypal clip since 2000.

Trainers assistance Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) disconnected the tribunal aft helium was injured during the 2nd fractional of Game 4 successful the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA hoops playoffs against the New York Knicks Monday, May 12, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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The Celtics volition person to marque the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 shortage to widen their rubric reign.

Nobody has travel from 3-1 down since Denver did it doubly successful 2020 astatine the Walt Disney World resort. It hasn't happened erstwhile a squad had to triumph a existent roadworthy crippled since Cleveland rallied past Golden State successful the 2016 NBA Finals.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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