With Brown sitting for big minutes late, Joe Mazzulla turned to a combination of Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard and Luke Kornet in crunch time as Boston rallied late for the overtime victory. The veteran wing had a wrap around his knee in the locker room after Tuesday’s win and declined to speak with reporters afterwards.

Nevertheless, Felger and Mazz recently shared their concerns regarding Brown's knee issues on 98.5 The Sport's Hub. They discussed whether Brown will be anywhere near 100% healthy once the playoffs arrive, and whether he can sustain the physicality of the postseason on what will likely be another deep run.

Jaylen Brown sat out crunch time in a win over the Knicks, and his injury status now looms large over the Celtics’ title defense.