The Boston Celtics ' quest for a repeat title is in serious trouble. Trailing 3-1 against a gritty New York Knicks squad and facing the devastating loss of star forward Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles, the Celtics find themselves on the brink. Their prospects for this series — and the road ahead — are now shrouded in uncertainty.

Hauser suffered an ankle sprain in the Celtics’ Game 1 loss last week against the Knicks after he landed awkwardly following a 3-point contest of OG Anunoby. He went through an intense workout on Monday with coaches on the floor at Madison square Garden.

With Jayson Tatum likely to miss next season due to injury, there is more talk than ever about the Celtics potentially cutting payroll costs.

Things are going very well for the New York Knicks at the moment, perhaps better than they could have ever imagined. They are up 3-1 against the defending champ

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Lucas wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 1.0 points and 1.0 assists per game.

Two of the past three champs are staring at elimination without their superstars, plus more Round 2 revelations.

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.

On this day, the Boston Celtics won their 14th championship, beating the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the 1981 NBA Finals.