Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics extended their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks 127-102 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Friday's Game 6 in New York.

The Knicks are on the verge of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. The Knicks won Game 4 by a score of 121-113, with the ending marred by Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum rupturing his Achilles in a scary scene.

Before the Boston Celtics took the floor without their biggest star on a night they had to win, Joe Mazzulla implored his players to just pour everything they had into winning one game.