Jalen Brunson had a message for Jayson Tatum after his terrible injury, for which he interrupted the first question during his press conference.

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.

The Knicks haven’t made it out of the second round yet, haven’t knocked out the champs even though the champs were ready to go even before Jayson Tatum is the one who went down. But there is a

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 Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns marveled at Jalen Brunson's clutch gene after his All-Star teammate erupted for 39 points in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, carrying his team to victory

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If Jalen Brunson’s No. 11 is ever retired by the Knicks and hung in MSG’s rafters, Evan Fournier, of all people, will have played an important role.

Salem High went 89-8 and won the 1990 state title with the father of current Knicks star Jalen Brunson, a longtime assistant for Thibodeau, leading the show.