The Boston Celtics championship defense is still alive. In the team's first game since losing star forward Jayson Tatum, big nights from Jaylen Brown and Derrick White helped steer the team to a 127-102 victory over the New York Knicks and cut the series deficit to 3-2.

The Boston Celtics were facing the end of their season. No Jayson Tatum. A 3-1 series deficit and a red-hot New York Knicks team with all the momentum. Then something shifted. Jaylen Brown stepped up,