ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jayson Tatum sat on the court, grimaced and grabbed his injured right wrist, now wrapped in protective tape. The Boston Celtics superstar tenderly opened and closed his right hand, testing the pain, clenching his teeth.
A moment before, Tatum had driven to the rim in the fourth quarter of Game 4 against the Magic, and an Orlando defender had whacked him across both arms, sending Tatum tumbling -- another hard foul in a first-round series that has become defined by them.
On the ground, Tatum sat beneath the rim for a beat in a close game at the raucous Kia Center.