All eyes will be on TD Garden tonight as the Jayson Tatum-less Celtics look to avoid being eliminated from their second-round matchup against the Knicks.

The New York Knicks are on the road on Wednesday night as they take on the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their second-round series. New York enters Wednesday’s game just a victory away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals after they were able to take a commanding 3-1 series lead with their victory in Game 4 on Monday at home.

Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Boston Celtics will be faced with a brutal luxury tax bill. The current iteration of the roster is going to cost approximately $500 million once everything is factored in.

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The Boston Celtics will still be coming to terms with the fact that Jayson Tatum will be out of the rotation for the foreseeable future. The All-NBA forward suffered a torn Achilles tendon due to a non-contact injury on May 12. Tatum has already undergone surgery and is staring at a long road to recovery.

The Boston Celtics ' quest for a repeat title is in serious trouble. Trailing 3-1 against a gritty New York Knicks squad and facing the devastating loss of star forward Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles, the Celtics find themselves on the brink. Their prospects for this series — and the road ahead — are now shrouded in uncertainty.

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

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Lucas wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 1.0 points and 1.0 assists per game.