Miles McBride, on the left, on the left, and Jalen Brunson, on the right, defends the Porzingian Kristaps of Boston Celtics during the first half of the game 4 in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference of the Basketball Playoffs of the NBA on Monday, May 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Ap
New York: You could hear a PIN fall on Celts The changing rooms after the defeat of match 4 of team 121-13 against the Knicks on Monday night.
The Sombrine atmosphere was much more than the team that fell 3-1 in their series against the Knicks. However, the concern focused on all stars Jayson tatumwho left the game in the fourth quarter with what seemed to be a Severe injury to the right leg.
“It seemed like it was hurt there, he was on the ground for a while,” said Kristaps Porzingis. “I don’t know, but it didn’t look good. We look forward to the best.”
Porzingis and his companions did not have the opportunity to talk to Tatum after the injury, as he tried to chase a loose ball.
“I haven’t seen her,” Porzingis said. “Has people around. This is probably an overwhelming time right now.”
The Celtics went to a loss before Tatum went down, having fallen back by nine points in the middle of an impressive second half of Knicks to Madison Square Garden. Although Porzingis was sympathetic to Tatum’s situation, he acknowledged that the team needed to keep together and move forward in the middle of the fall of injuries with his season at stake.
“We are old men, do you know?” Said porzingis. “Who has not had injuries? It is a part of this sport, part of this game, and we feel for him, of course. But we have to go ahead. He does not want us to be sad and that we do not play our best basketball. So we will go out and leave it all and live with the results.”
The series is re -changed to Boston for game 5 with the probability that Tatum is not available for the contest. With an essential situation, Porzingis believes that this group may remain alive despite Tatum’s situation.
“We have the talent, we have a lot of talent,” said Porzingis. : Even with JT Out, even I may be playing for 10 to 15 minutes, we have the boys and we have shown in the past that we can play basketball.
“Obviously, like, there is no replacement for this kind, right?
Celtics will eagerly wait news about Tatum’s state on Tuesday, but Porzingis wants the team to regroup as the series moves to Boston on Wednesday night.
“Again, these things happen,” Porzingis said. “Obviously, we all felt for him at the time, but we just have to move on, we must continue to play. Obviously, we all realized what this could mean, but again, this is part of the sport, it is difficult, and it is difficult to see and difficult to accept the truth, but it is what it is and we have to move forward with what we have now.”