The New York Knicks pushed the defending champion Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 121-113 win in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden, taking a 3-1 lead in their second-round series.

Despite acknowledging that the Celtics have zero chance of winning the series, Charles Barkley wants them to take the Knicks to 6 games.

Teams leading 3-1 in the NBA playoffs have won 95.6% of the time, with only 13 teams in 293 tries coming back to win three straight games.

BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. In the East, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are a win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon during the Boston Celtics' playoff defeat to the New York Knicks, the NBA champions confirmed on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time), leaving the basketball superstar facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

In a heartfelt display of sportsmanship and respect, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson paused his postgame press conference to share a heartfelt message for Jayson Tatum. The Knicks had just secured a crucial 121–113 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals,