Just because the Boston Celtics are without Jayson Tatum for the remainder of the playoffs after he suffered an Achilles injury, doesn’t mean that they aren’t still a formidable team. The New York Knicks found that out after the Celtics rolled to a 127-102 win in Game 5 to avoid elimination.

BOSTON — The Celtics didn’t have Jayson Tatum. The Knicks were missing Karl-Anthony Towns. Game 5’s 127-102 ugly loss to the Celtics produced another no-show until garbage time from the Knicks center, whose impact and aggressiveness in this series remains below his All-Star status.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum won’t be far from Madison Square Garden when Boston faces a must-win situation against the New York Knicks on Friday night as the defending champions attempt to force a decid