Jalen Brunson donned that superhero cape yet again, and his latest second-half explosion spearheaded another frenzied comeback to vault the Knicks within one win of the Eastern Conference finals.

Jalen Brunson scored 26 of his 39 points in the second half and the New York Knicks became the first home team to win in the series by dispatching the Boston Celtics 121-113 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.

The Knicks’ second-round slugfest with the Boston Celtics features an individual battle between two of the NBA’s best.

Carried the Knicks and seemingly the city on his back in the game-changing third quarter, when the team came alive and started the run that buried Boston. A performance worthy of his superstar status — 39 points, 12 assists.

Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson admitted this sentiment as much in his postgame interview. He noted that he thought the team was probably "subconsciously" not as locked in because they already had the Celtics' backs against the wall. Oof. That's never something you want to hear in the middle of the second round of the playoffs:

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,

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The Villanova Wildcats are now proudly represented in Manhattan and Vatican City. After Thursday’s Conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, the world learned that the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost,