On the strength of a 39-point performance by Jalen Brunson, another fantastic fourth quarter from Mikal Bridges and by far their best offensive showing of the series, the New York Knicks took a 3-1 series lead against the Boston Celtics with a 121-113 win in Game 4 on Monday at Madison Square Garden.

Here are the winners and losers from Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Celtics and Knicks:

Jayson Tatum heard it all after the Celtics blew Game 2 to the Knicks. After a bounce-back performance, he spoke about the perspective needed when it comes to being Boston's top player.

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The Boston Celtics are very much alive in their second-round series against the New York Knicks. Boston came out on top in Saturday's Game 3 in front of a New Y

The Boston Celtics, arguably considered the favorites to win the East, are suddenly in crisis mode. The team is down 0-2 in their second-round series against the New York Knicks, and the criticism has landed squarely on the shoulders of All-Star forward Jayson Tatum.

Meanwhile, Tatum, who is 12 for 43 in this Knicks series overall (including 5 of 20 from 3), has missed eight of 10 shots and all four of his 3-pointers in 19 clutch minutes so far in this postseason. It's an extension of a regular season in which he shot 6 for 31 from 3 and just 65% from the free-throw line during clutch minutes.