The Knicks will play their most important home game of the season when they square off against the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant sounded off on "hot take artists" in response to the idea the Boston Celtics are on stronger footing against the New York Knicks without their best player.

For New York, Jalen Brunson (27 points) and Karl-Anthony Towns (21 points) were the only Knicks above 12 points as the team struggled with 20% from three and 40% from the field. Jayson Tatum (22) and Jaylen Brown (19) combined for 41 points on 15-of-38 shooting (39.4%) for Boston with most of the damage coming in the first half.

Jrue Holiday is back for the Boston Celtics, but extra emphasis will be placed on him being a facilitator for Game 2 of the Boston Celtics trying to rebound against the New York Knicks.

ESPN analyst Jay Williams believes that New York Knicks captain Jalen Brunson will traverse unchartered waters in the franchise record books. Williams, who prev