20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Tatum is the first player in NBA playoff history (play-by-play era) to have hit all those marks by halftime!

Add in the 7 3-pointers and Tatum stands alone on this list.

The Sultan of Stat has the good and bad while everyone awaits the ugly -- the extent of Jayson Tatum's injury. Dick Lipe details the rise and fall against the Knicks... but he does manage to close on a numerically hopeful stat for the Celts. ⬇️

Pregame thoughts... The Celtics have twice come back from a 3-1 deficit, in 1981 and 1968 (both against the Sixers). Boston is 8-2 in their last 10 elimination games. Celtic averages this year when JT was out: Porzingis 23.4, Brown 22.9, White 20.8, Pritchard 19.0.

"Greed is good." - New Yorker Gordon Gekko Since 2001... KNICKS Playoff berths: 9 Playoff wins: 30 Series wins: 4 Conference Finals: 0 NBA Finals: 0 NBA Titles: 0 CELTICS Playoff berths: 21 Playoff wins: 156 Series wins: 29 Conference Finals: 10 NBA Finals: 4 NBA Titles: 2

With his 4 three-pointers so far tonight, Derrick White leads the playoffs in 1st Q 3's with 15 No one else has more than 9.

Celtics with 17+ points, 7+ rebs, 6+ asst in 1st half of playoff game, since 1997 Brown tonight Rajon Rondo vs. Cavs, 5/9/10

PLAYOFF LEADERS IN 3'S (Including tonight) 38 Derrick White 33 Buddy Hield 32 Stephen Curry 31 Jamal Murray 30 Jalen Brunson 30 Anthony Edwards

Luke Kornet has 8 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks. The last Celtics to have more blocks off the bench in a playoff game was Robert Williams at Brooklyn in 2022. He finished that game with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 9 blocks.

Derrick White is the first player in NBA playoff history with 3 games with at least 7 3's and 2 blocks. This is his 2nd of this season (Game 1 vs. Orlando) The only other player with more than 1 game is Klay Thompson, with 2.

The Celtics played a little "Staying Alive" with their Game 5 win over the Knicks. And the Sultan of Stat -- who would have kicked Travolta's ass in that Saturday Night Fever dance contest -- has the noteage. Dick Lipe pays homage to Luke Kornet, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown etc.

Pregame thoughts... Boston is 9-2 in last 11 elimination games. No other team has more than 4 wins during that span. The Knicks have lost their last 5 home closeout games. Jaylen Brown has at least 19 pts and 6+ rebs in career-best 6 straight games White: 15 1st Q 3's

First quarter: #Knicks points off turnovers/ second chance opportunities: 19 #Celtics total points: 20 Margins ... It's been the story far too often this series. 73% of New York's points came from turnovers / offensive rebounds

CELTICS IN THE 1ST QUARTER Brown: 13 PTS, 5/8 FG Rest of team: 7 PTS, 3/16 FG

The 27-point halftime deficit is the Celtics' 2nd largest all-time in a postseason game (40 vs. Cleveland, May 19, 2017). Boston shooting: starting frontcourt 11/19, starting backcourt 2/15, bench 1/9.

9,471 days. That's how long it's been since the Knicks last won a closeout game at home. That is a big-time drought!

The Sultan of Stat meets the Celtics of Splat in his final offering of the 2024-25 season. Squandering 20-point leads in the first two losses and a 38-point blowout to cap the series leaves little room for silver linings... But Dick Lipe still has the noteage you need.⬇️

Anfernee Simons was one of 15 players in the league last year with at least 200 3's and 175 FT. Others include Tatum, Edwards, Haliburton, Garland and Curry. The 2021 Slam Dunk champion was 5th in NBA in FT PCT each of last two seasons.

MOST NBA GAMES PLAYED BY MASSACHUSETTS-BORN PLAYER 1068, Bill Laimbeer 850, Dana Barros 771, Vinny Del Negro 708, Travis Best 595, Pat Connaughton 571, Toby Kimball 552, Matt Geiger 544, GEORGES NIANG 467, Nerlens Noel 457, Bruce Brown

The Celtics acquired Lawrence-born Georges Niang on Tuesday CELTICS BORN IN MASS. Dana Barros, 95-00 Bob Bigelow, 78 Jack Foley, 62-63 Chris Herran, 00-01 Toby Kimball, 66-67 Tony Lavelli, 49-50 Lou Tsiropoulos, 56-58 Wayne Turner, 86 Noah Vonleh, 22-23 Rick Weitzman, 67-68