Suddenly! Tatum is seriously injured, leaving the field in a wheelchair + suspected to have a torn Achilles tendon, the defending champion is gone

Before the Knicks' Five Donkeys fell down, Tatum fell down exhausted first. The story of this series was beyond the expectations of many people.

NBA Eastern Conference Semi-finals G4, the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 121-113 at home, and won the match point 3-1 in the series.

However, behind this carnival of victory was the tragic exit of Celtic core Jason Tatum - he was seriously injured in his right foot without any confrontation in the fourth quarter, and returned to the locker room directly in a wheelchair. The superstar, who scored 42 points, casts shadow on the Celtics' season in the most brutal way.

Tatum's career masterpiece in this game:

39 minutes, hitting 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 57.1%, and 7 of 16 three-pointers.

scored 15 points in the first quarter, scored 8 of 13 shots in half, scored 20 points, and made another 3 three-pointers in the third quarter, leading the team to overtake the score at one point.

The fifth time in his career playoffs, surpassing Pierce to become the second in the team history, second only to Haflicek (7 times).

However, fate played a cruel joke on him in the fourth quarter - he suddenly fell to the ground in pain during a no-confrontation run, and then covered his right foot.

Online footage showed that Tatum was in pain and could not stand, and was eventually pushed out of the stadium by a wheelchair. Medical expert Dr. Evan Jeffries wrote: "Tatum's right calf has a vibration, which may be a tear of the Achilles tendon." At the same time, he may miss the remaining playoffs even if the Celtics reversed and advanced.

Knicks withstood Tatum's crazy offensive and completed the reversal with team resilience:

Brunson scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists in the game, and made a key throw in the final quarter, leading the team to a 18-5 attack wave.

Defensive victory: The Celtics were restricted from 10 three-pointers in the last quarter, and caused 5 key mistakes from the Celtics. Although the Celtics made 18 of 48 three-pointers (37.5%), they rely too much on the outside feel, and the inside score was crushed by the Knicks 64-32, and the rebound was also trailed 43-31.

For the defending champions, they are already standing on the edge of the cliff, falling behind 1-3 with a big score. In addition, Tatum's injury made the Celtics worse. Tatum's 42-point night is destined to be one of the most tragic footnotes in NBA playoff history.

On the contrary, the Knicks smelled the breath of returning to the top, and they were only about to win and they could return to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals again after 25 years.