In a film session between Games 4 and 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, as the Celtics prepared for their first game against the New York Knicks without Jayson Tatum, veterans Jaylen Brown and Al Horford challenged the remaining members of the team to rally for their injured superstar.

The Celtics would have to stage that rare comeback without their best player in Tatum, who suffered a torn Achilles at the end of Game 4. His teammates stepped up in his absence Wednesday, with Derrick White scoring 34 points and Jaylen Brown adding 26 points and a postseason career-high 12 assists.

Jayson Tatum made his first statement on Wednesday after suffering a devastating injury during the Boston Celtics' series against the New York Knicks.