Jalen Brunson scores 39 points as the New York Knicks leave the Boston Celtics on the brink of NBA play-off elimination.

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.

As soon as the superstar guard sat down with reporters -- and just after one started asking a question -- he interrupted (he apologized for the interruption, too) to send his best to Jayson Tatum, who suffered what could be a devastating injury late in the playoff contest.