There are several "what if" moments that exist from the NBA playoffs last season. Most of them have to do with what would've happened had certain players not gotten injured, like Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum . The All-Star forward suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the second round of the postseason against the New York Knicks , which essentially slammed the door on Boston's chances of repeating as champions.

Tatum suffered the injury in the closing minutes of Game 4 with the Knicks well on the their way to taking a 3-1 series lead. But Tatum believes that had he not suffered an Achilles tear, the Celtics could've staged a comeback to beat the Knicks.

"I've played this in my head a thousand times, what happens if I never got hurt," Tatum said on ESPN's First Take . "..

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