The New York Knicks went up 3-1 on the defending Champion Boston Celtics thanks to another brilliant second half performance from Jalen Brunson.

All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

Jayson Tatum's right leg appeared to give out as he dove for a loose ball with roughly 3 minutes left in Monday's contest.

Led by Jalen Brunson's 39 points, the New York Knicks took down the Boston Celtics by the final score of 121-113 in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series on Monday night.

Jayson Tatum scored 11 points in the first six minutes of the fourth, including a 3-pointer that gave Boston a 99-98 lead with 7:17 to go. But Bridges hit another jumper the next time down the court, and the Knicks never trailed again. Bridges added another basket with 3:22 left in the game, putting the Knicks up by seven points.

SportsLine's model simulated New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Monday's Game 4 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup