Jayson Tatum was having a phenomenal game against the Knicks. The Celtics superstar got up to 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals, and two blocks before his night came to an abrupt end.

On the strength of a 39-point performance by Jalen Brunson, another fantastic fourth quarter from Mikal Bridges and by far their best offensive showing of the series, the New York Knicks took a 3-1 series lead against the Boston Celtics with a 121-113 win in Game 4 on Monday at Madison Square Garden.

Jayson Tatum’s devastating Achilles injury changes everything for the Celtics—and fantasy basketball managers—with Boston’s title defense and 2025–26 season now hanging in the balance.

Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns sent love to Celtics star Jayson Tatum after he suffered a devastating injury during Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs.

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Against the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks have relied on Jalen Brunson to much success. He is averaging a stellar 28 points and 7.8 assists on 41.2 percent shooting from the floor, and has easily been the best player in the series, including Jayson Tatum before he went down with injury.

Jalen Brunson is tough as nails. There’s no doubt about it. Game 4 between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics became a slugfest with Brunson and Jayson Tatum trading buckets. However, Tatum left the court,

All told, Brunson has scored 90 clutch points over the past two postseasons. That's already the most in a span of two playoff runs since Kobe Bryant in 2009-10, and Brunson has at least four games, and likely more, left to add to that number.