BOSTON — Derrick White strolled into the Celtics locker room with a smile on his face about an hour before tipoff Wednesday night. After greeting a team employee, White briefly stopped at his locker. Before heading out to the court, he said three words to his nearby teammates. “Let’s win one,” White said.

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Celtics going double bigs with Jayson Tatum sidelined. Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis are the starters for Game 5.Source: Twitter @BrianTRobb

Josh Hart's wife Shannon was straight to the point with her one-word reaction to a video that showed the Knicks star and Celtics Jaylen Brown getting tangled up in the wrong place during Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Wednesday.

Boston will need more from Jaylen Brown in Game 5 and may need to play more small-ball vs. New York to survive without their superstar.

Veterans Jaylen Brown and Al Horford challenged their teammates to rally for their injured superstar. Rally they did as Boston extended its East semifinal series against the Knicks.

The Celtics collapsed yet again, falling into an 0-2 hole and an identity crisis that will decide whether their title defense ends early.