BOSTON — They were opponents on the court, but Jalen Brunson believes everyone is losing out with Jayson Tatum’s injury. Tatum underwent surgery for a torn Achilles tendon that he suffered during the Knicks’ Game 4 win over the Celtics on Monday ...

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks had the chance to put away the rival Boston Celtics and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals, but fell short in a physical contest that ended with Brunson on the bench.

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

Jalen Brunson is tough as nails. There’s no doubt about it. Game 4 between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics became a slugfest with Brunson and Jayson Tatum trading buckets. However, Tatum left the court,

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.

All told, Brunson has scored 90 clutch points over the past two postseasons. That's already the most in a span of two playoff runs since Kobe Bryant in 2009-10, and Brunson has at least four games, and likely more, left to add to that number.