Celtics Face Knicks, Tatum's Madison Square Garden Return

0:00It's April 8th, from the locker room to your ears. This is Boston Celtics News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Boston Celtics are sitting pretty for that number two seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, but they got to handle business against the New York. Nick's on Thursday to lock it in. A win there seals the deal and keeps the Nick's from owning the season series. This matchup already packs drama with those playoffs spots on the line, but it hits different for Jason Tatum. It's his first time back in Madison Square Garden since he tore his Achilles in game four of last year's second round series. Team A Jalen Brown is all in on supporting Tatum through any mental hurdles from that spot. Brown says Tatum's looking sharp on the court, more explosive lately, and the squad has his back no matter what. Tatum showed out with 23 points on 8 for 15 shooting, and their 113 to 102 win over the Hornets. That's his sixth straight game dropping 20 or more as he shakes off the rest from that major injury.

1:01With Brown stepping up big as the top option this season, Tatum doesn't have to carry it all solo. The Celtics roll into Thursday feeling balanced and ready to claim what's theirs.