To his credit, Brown wasn’t going to spout some tired, trite next-man-up clichés in that moment. Jayson Tatum, the Celtics’ best player, who’d been brilliant on Monday, was hurt badly. There is no next man who fills those shoes.

The Celtics are in a 3-1 series hole after dropping Game 4 on Monday in Madison Square Garden, shellshocked not only by the loss of Tatum but by the reality of facing elimination when the plan was to repeat as champions.

With the Celtics down 3-1, and Jayson Tatum's future uncertain, their viability as a group is now very much in question -- a stunning fall from just a year ago.

The Boston Celtics' devastating second-round series against the New York Knicks somehow got even worse during Game 4 on Monday. In the midst of blowing yet another double-digit lead to fall behind 3-1,

The Boston Celtics let the New York Knicks run away with a critical Game 4 victory in Madison Square Garden late last night, putting their own title defense in

Can the return of the Hospital Celtics extend the series beyond Game 5 with the TD Garden crowd at their backs?

Suddenly here we are, longing for those times when we thought the worst-case scenario for the Celtics meant falling behind the Knicks.

The Boston Celtics haven't sent any internal signals about trimming their payroll in future seasons, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.