Line them inside the lines, and the Knicks’ captain will prove why he’s the best on any of the NBA’s 30 hardwood floors. Brunson is built for moments bigger than his 6-foot-1 frame might suggest. He fueled yet another furious Knicks rally in Game 4 against the Celtics on Monday,

It was January 2015, when Tatum and Brunson put on a show in the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, West Va., the two combining for 87 points in a memorable contest that saw Tatum’s Chaminade High School (Mo.) knock off Brunson’s Stevenson (Ill.) 88-81.

Jalen Brunson firmó 39 puntos y 12 asistencias, y los Knicks de Nueva York se colocaron a una victoria de su primera aparición en las finales de

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.

Brunson. Brunson is work boots, and Tatum is leather loafers. If it's a little drizzly outside, best not wear them. Everything about Tatum — gets anxious, gets a little nervous, a bit passive, he's indecisive.

If there’s a man of few words, it’s Jalen Brunson. No-nonsense as it comes, Brunson and Co. took a 2-0 lead against the Boston Celtics as the series now heads to New York. The game ended 91-90 after Mikal Bridges made another priceless defensive play by stealing Jayson Tatum’s attempted pass to find an open Jaylen Brown.