Luke Kornet's epic Game 5 for Celtics. Kornet made a lot of plays on both ends of the floor in Game 5, and finished with 10 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting to go along with nine rebounds.

The Celtics won, going 3-0 against the Knicks for the season, and the glow of another blowout win hid all the warnings about what was to come. Down the hall, the locker room smelled like liniment.

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) screams after the dunk over New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) as the Celtics take on the Knicks in game 5 of the second round of NBA playoffs on May 14.

Five Celtics players scored in double figures in the win, with Payton Pritchard leading the way with 23 points off the bench on 8-of-16 shooting (5-of-10 from 3-point range).

Knicks vs. Celtics: Derrick White, Luke Kornet keep Boston alive, force Game 6 with 127-102 win Derrick White, Jaylen Brown and Luke Kornet did their best to make up for Jayson Tatum's absence to ...

In two of those games, the Celtics shot their worst games all year, and on Wednesday, they built a 20-plus point lead without Tatum. The Celtics should not consider Wednesday’s win a point of pride.

BOSTON — With 2:27 left in the third quarter and the Celtics holding onto a 13-point lead, Knicks forward OG Anunoby drove to the net hoping to swing the pendulum back toward the road team at TD ...

Knicks vs. Celtics: Derrick White, Luke Kornet keep Boston alive, force Game 6 with 127-102 win Kornet had 7 blocks off the bench, while White scored 34 points Ian Casselberry Contributing writer ...

Jeremy Woo, ESPN: Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida. The Celtics hit a home run selecting Payton Pritchard at No. 26 in the first round in 2020, and could see value in developing another scoring ...

The Celtics will play bigger, more consequential games during this playoff run, but Wednesday’s game quietly meant quite a bit. Jaylen Brown had a monstrous game in Tatum’s absence. Skip to ...

BOSTON — Listen closely to the TD Garden crowd after Luke Kornet makes a big play. The lower-pitched “Luke” chants are evident, and occasionally, there’s some barking that goes on since ...

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) dunks against New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 ...