Game 4 victory didn’t just fuel another Knicks comeback — it delivered a commanding 3-1 series lead over the defending champs and moved New York

Mikal Bridges has not had the dream first season with the New York Knicks. He has faced endless criticism for his inconsistency and lack of aggression, and that criticism is largely attached to the price tag of five first-round picks to acquire Bridges in the summer.

Brunson scored a game-high 40 points, including 15 in the first quarter alone. Bridges added a series-high 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field, and OG Anunoby scored 22 points and hounded Pistons All-Star Cade Cunningham from the opening tip.

The Knicks’ defensive stopper scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting in 31 minutes during Saturday’s blowout loss to the Celtics.

Jalen Brunson was the hero in Game 6 as he scored a game-high 40 points – including the eventual game-winner – to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

In perhaps the most stunning and resilient comeback effort in quite some time, the New York Knicks climbed back from down 20 to steal Game 1 of the second

Jalen Brunson has scored 30 points in 17 playoff games as a Knick, one shy of Patrick Ewing’s franchise record of 18. He also became the ninth Knick to reach 1,000 playoff points.

Brunson’s clutch 3 sends the Knicks to the East semis, Clippers push Nuggets to Game 7, and Warriors face Rockets in a must-win Game 6 tonight.

They said Jalen Brunson wasn’t the best player on the floor in the Knicks’ first-round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons, that Cade Cunningham — because of the play-making ability at his size — would be king of the court in Round 1.

Tatum had a non-contact leg injury and had to be helped off the court, it looked serious and changes everything for Boston.