Jayson Tatum exited Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series featuring the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks with just under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Tatum dove for a loose ball that resulted in an OG Anunoby break-away dunk,

After mostly doing a strong job manning up against dynamic Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham, Anunoby figures to draw the assignment of guarding six-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum often in the second round against the Celtics.

Cunningham, who torched the Knicks in the regular season for over 30 points per game on 50% shooting from both the field and three-point range, struggled under Anunoby’s blanket coverage in the

Celtics star Jayson Tatum had to be carried off the court after suffering an apparent noncontact right leg injury late in the fourth quarter of Boston's Game 4 loss to the Knicks on Monday night.

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 Garden. But Luke Kornet was waiting.

I take full ownership of the way that I’ve played in this series,” Jayson Tatum said Thursday. “I can’t sugarcoat anything. I need to be better.”

The Boston Celtics may have just suffered a significant loss. The New York Knicks beat the Celtics in Game 4 Monday night to take a 3–1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. But that's not the headline coming out of the game.

Jayson Tatum was leading his defending champion Celtics squad to a late comeback in hopes to tie the series at 2-2.

The Celtics announced Tuesday that Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in his right foot on Monday against the Knicks.