"Losing to the Knicks feels like death," Jaylen Brown said. "But I was always taught that there’s life after death."

When the Boston Celtics arrived at their team hotel in New York Thursday, Jayson Tatum was waiting to greet his teammates.

The Celtics lacked urgency in do-or-die Game 6 against the Knicks, and didn't play with the same killer edge as last year's championship team.