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.