Jalen Brunson and Jaylen Brown had an uncomfortable moment during the first quarter of Wednesday night's Game 5 between the Knicks and Celtics.As Brunson drove over halfcourt with Brown guarding him tightly,

I feel for (Jayson Tatum), it’s an unfortunate situation for a player like him. The league needs Jayson Tatum. What he’s been able to do in his

White, Jaylen Brown and Luke Kornet did their best to make up for Jayson Tatum's absence and stayed alive in the NBA playoffs

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.

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.

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.