Celtics primed for epic revenge over hated rival with Jayson Tatum's return

Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn ImagesStart spreadin' the news, Jayson Tatum is expected to be back tomorrow. I want to be a part of it. Boston, Boston. You've heard that song before, right, Celtics fans?

Before the season started, all you heard was about how the Knicks would sit atop the East after Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton's Achilles injuries. It was finally time for New York to end its 50+ year championship drought.

Let's do a quick check-in on that storyline. The Celtics are No. 2 in the conference, 1.5 games ahead of the Knicks, and that's despite Tatum being out. New York hasn't looked like a team capable of making it out of the East, much less hoisting the…