Jayson Tatum is expected to play in the Boston Celtics' crucial game against the New York Knicks, despite the absence of Jrue Holiday. Tatum leads the team in scoring and rebounding. The Knicks face multiple injuries but remain strong competitors,

Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who scored a game-high 40 points in the win, said he was motivated to have a big night by the sight of at least one movie star in attendance.

Negated in the effort was a 36-point outing from Jalen Brunson, which was perhaps the one thing that kept things at least somewhat respect before Tatum's oppressive onslaught—assisted by a 6-of-8 tally off the bench for Payton Pritchard—allowed Boston to create healthy distance and then some.

Jayson Tatum scored 19 of his 40 points in the third quarter Saturday night for the visiting Boston Celtics, who led wire-to-wire in a 131-104 rout of the New York Knicks.

Tatum led Boston with 40 points in Saturday's victory as he gave a master class in handling a defense designed to stop him.

Payton Pritchard added 25 points off the bench for the Celtics, who rebounded from their loss to Dallas on Thursday in an NBA Finals rematch to win for the fifth time in six games and move 2 1/2 games ahead of the Knicks for the No.

Have you ever wondered what it is that NBA trainer to the stars Drew Hanlen does to boost the games of players like star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum? The Pure Sweat head honcho recently took some time on a recent episode of the NBC Sports Boston's "Hoopin'" show to talk it over with NBC Sports host Kayla Burton.

"I always want to be the best. He’s, in my opinion, the best Celtic ever. He did it the right way, and he’s a great guy to chase in a sense."