The Celtics, behind 22 3-pointers and a breakout game from big man Luke Kornet, stayed alive in the NBA postseason, beating the Knicks on Wednesday night in Boston, 127-102.

The Boston Celtics are leading Game 5 in their second-round series against the New York Knicks and Luke Kornet is a big reason why.

Forty-eight hours after losing their centerpiece superstar to a potentially career-altering Achilles injury, the Celtics delivered an emphatic message to the New York Knicks: Even without Jayson Tatum,