The Celtics star underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles less than 24 hours after suffering the injury.

Can the return of the Hospital Celtics extend the series beyond Game 5 with the TD Garden crowd at their backs?

After the Knicks took a 3-1 series lead, New York has a golden opportunity to close the series out in Boston. Here's how they can do it.

With the Celtics presumably among those teams, the question then becomes which players will be shipped out or not brought back, and who is presumable safe from the budget cuts? The question comes into even sharper focus given the fact that Boston's two star forwards,

Suddenly here we are, longing for those times when we thought the worst-case scenario for the Celtics meant falling behind the Knicks.

The Boston Celtics haven't sent any internal signals about trimming their payroll in future seasons, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.