NEW YORK: Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks with 39 points and 12 assists, guiding them to a 121-113 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4, putting the Knicks one win away from their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years.
The Celtics now face elimination, needing to become the NBA's 14th team to overcome a 3-1 deficit, and may have to do so without All-Star Jayson Tatum, who was carried off with a right leg injury with 2:58 left.
Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns each added 23 points, while OG Anunoby rebounded from two subpar performances to score 20.
The Knicks will have a chance to close out the series on Wednesday in Boston, but if they don’t, they will return to Madison Square Garden for a potential Game 6 on Friday.
Tatum had been stellar, scoring 42 points before his injury occurred as he lunged for a loose ball after a Celtics turnover.
The Knicks had taken control just before Tatum's injury, energizing a passionate crowd that hasn't seen the team in the Conference Finals since 2000.
No team has come back from a 3-1 deficit since Denver did it twice in 2020, and it hasn't happened in a true road game since Cleveland’s 2016 Finals comeback against Golden State.