Jayson Tatum went down with an Achilles rupture, and won’t be back for a long time. But the Celtics — led by Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, and Luke Kornet — rallied to stave off elimination in one of the most inspiring wins of the year.

The Boston Celtics are still alive against the New York Knicks. The Celtics pulled away to win Game 5, 127-102, on Wednesday night without star forward Jayson Tatum. The Knicks still lead the series, 3-2, and will have another chance to move to the Eastern Conference finals in Friday's Game 6.

When Jayson Tatum went down with a torn Achilles, the world wrote the Celtics off. Derrick White didn't write back. The Boston guard had 34 points and shot 7-13 from beyond the arc to lead his team to a 127-102 win at TD Garden.