New York remains up 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. However, Smith was concerned by what he saw from Boston, particularly the way the team adjusted after losing Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles tendon. Smith took issue with co-host Udonis Haslem claiming earlier in the show that the Knicks would be all right.

Celtics fans remain hopeful for Jayson Tatum after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in a game against the Knicks.

Game 5 was a particularly rough evening for Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson. He fouled out in the late stages of the fourth quarter while shooting just 7-of-17 from the field. But when the Boston Jumbotron showed a dejected Brunson on the bench after the fact to rile Celtics fans up,

On and off the court, Jaylen Brown stepped up as the leader the Celtics needed after Jayson Tatum’s season-ending injury.