The team was counted out for the rest of the series entering Game 5, making it completely understandable if the team decided to take it easy and accept their season was over. However, the team decided to rally instead and played fantastically in Game 5,

On and off the court, Jaylen Brown stepped up as the leader the Celtics needed after Jayson Tatum's season-ending injury.

BOSTON — Derrick White strolled into the Celtics locker room with a smile on his face about an hour before tipoff Wednesday night. After greeting a team employee, White briefly stopped at his locker. Before heading out to the court, he said three words to his nearby teammates. “Let’s win one,” White said.