Jalen Brunson had 39 points and 12 assists, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years and pushed the defending champion Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination with a 121-113 victory Monday night in Game 4.

Then, late in the third, things changed -- the Knicks had the MSG crowd rocking as they captured all of the momentum and opened their first lead since the second quarter heading into the final frame.

Jalen Brunson and Jayson Tatum went toe-to-toe in what turned out to be an epic individual battle in Monday's Game 4 matchup between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics .