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.

The New York Knicks set out a goal for themselves to play their best basketball during the playoffs, and the first four games of their series against the Boston

If the Celtics extend their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, they will do so without leading scorer Jayson Tatum.

Jalen Brunson had 39 points and 12 assists, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years and pushed the defending champion Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination with a 121-113 victory Monday night in Game 4.

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

How does this impact Boston's postseason hopes? More importantly, what does it do to the team's contention window in the short and medium term?

New York Knicks' Josh Hart receives a unique award from the NBA during their playoff series against the Boston Celtics.

The playoff hopes of the defending NBA champions were already teetering when Jaylen Brown, of the Boston Celtics, lost the basketball with just over three minutes remaining in Game 4 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Semifinals at New York’s Madison Square Garden.