Bryant twice scored 100 fourth-quarter points in his first 10 playoff games, back in 2001 and 2003, and then added a 99-point run to open the 2008 playoffs. Stephen Curry likewise scored 99 in the first 10 games of the 2023 playoffs, but Brunson's fourth-quarter scoring pace has moved him past those two legends.

NEW YORK — The Celtics-Knicks series has been a tough one for the stars on both sides from a shot-making perspective. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Jalen Brunson all entered Game 4 Monday night shooting less than 40 percent from the field in their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.

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.