Friday night was proof of just how important Jayson Tatum is to the Boston Celtics. Sure, it was a polar opposite outcome from Wednesday’s Game 5 romp at the TD Garden, Boston’s first game since Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon.

If one event can dramatically alter even the most sustainable team-building strategy, is it even possible to maintain a championship window?

Tatum crumpled to the floor after a non-contact injury that looked like the worst thing to happen to the Celtics franchise in decades. The post Jayson Tatum’s injury overshadows Celtics’ Game 4 loss to Knicks: Takeaways appeared first on Boston.