Jalen Brunson scores 39 points as the New York Knicks leave the Boston Celtics on the brink of NBA play-off elimination.

Jalen Brunson scored 26 of his 39 points in the second half and the New York Knicks became the first home team to win in the series by dispatching the Boston Celtics 121-113 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.

Jalen Brunson donned that superhero cape yet again, and his latest second-half explosion spearheaded another frenzied comeback to vault the Knicks within one win of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Knicks’ second-round slugfest with the Boston Celtics features an individual battle between two of the NBA’s best.

Line them inside the lines, and the Knicks’ captain will prove why he’s the best on any of the NBA’s 30 hardwood floors. Brunson is built for moments bigger than his 6-foot-1 frame might suggest. He fueled yet another furious Knicks rally in Game 4 against the Celtics on Monday,

Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson admitted this sentiment as much in his postgame interview. He noted that he thought the team was probably "subconsciously" not as locked in because they already had the Celtics' backs against the wall. Oof. That's never something you want to hear in the middle of the second round of the playoffs:

Joe Mazzulla knew he had to mix things up. With the Celtics down 2-0 after disastrous collapses in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in

The Boston Celtics recently competed in Game 3 of their conference semifinals series against the New York Knicks. This contest demonstrated numerous high-stakes moments on the court, notably a contentious interaction between Al Horford and Jalen Brunson,