The Boston Celtics will not have star forward Jayson Tatum available Wednesday night as they face elimination in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks.

Jayson Tatum is used to the spotlight ... His final possession in Game 2 ended with Mikal Bridges blocking his shot, a sequence that sealed a second straight collapse by the Celtics and stunned ...

The Boston Celtics' effort to stave off elimination without Jayson Tatum in Game 5 was impressive, but they had no answers ...

The Celtics, after rallying to win Game 5 without injured superstar Jayson Tatum, were obliterated in Game 6 of the Eastern ...

Jayson Tatum was still relatively quiet ... pulling down four rebounds and blocking three shots, but he was 0 of 4 from the floor and looked very winded whenever he went to the bench.