The Knicks lost Tuesday’s Game 5 to the Pistons and have to travel back to Detroit for Game 6 on Thursday night.

The Boston Celtics are a step closer to repeating as NBA champions. And they showed they have a path to getting there that doesn’t revolve around them just making a bunch of 3-pointers. Boston’s 120-89 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 on Tuesday night earned them a 4-1 series win and a second-round matchup with either the New York Knicks or Detroit Pistons.

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum, left, drives past Orlando Magic's Anthony Black during the first half in game 1 of a first-round NBA playoff basketball series Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) AP

Jayson Tatum delivered a Most Valuable Player-level performance for the Boston Celtics in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series against the Orlando Magic. The St. Louis native was among the most dominant players in the 2025 NBA Playoffs,

In a series that forced the Celtics to shift away from their usual style, the Magic never solved the Tatum problem. He slammed the door on them with 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in Game 5 after dominating crunch time of Game 4 in a 37-point-14-rebound outing.