BOSTON — The TD Garden crowd held its breath as Jayson Tatum laid down alongside the baseline, clutching the same right wrist that has bothered him for extended stretches throughout his career. The Celtics held a double-digit lead over the Orlando Magic in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s playoff opener, but for a moment, the only thing that mattered was a potential Tatum injury.
Tatum had just driven to the basket for a dunk when he was fouled by Magic forward Kentavius Caldwell-Pope. Upon landing hard on the ground, the Celtics star swung his legs back and forth as his teammates huddled around him.