Jaylen Brown finished with 42 points as the Boston Celtics came from behind before holding off a late charge from the New York Knicks to seal a 123-117 victory on Tuesday.

Mikal Bridges leads Knicks with 35 points but Jaylen Brown scored 15 of his 42 points in the third quarter for Boston.

The Celtics' healthy All-Star scored 18 points in the second quarter and the team critical contributions from Jordan Walsh down the stretch.

New York's star point guard has fully shaken off the slow start that once looked to be hampering his Knicks, who slumped out to start the season as the shot-happy Brunson failed t

The New York Knicks had an undefeated week thanks to the play of Jalen Brunson. His performance rewarded him with an Eastern Conference honor. The post Jalen Brunson Leads Knicks to Undefeated Week, Earns Eastern Conference Honors appeared first on Heavy Sports.

And Brunson isn't just shooting to shoot, either. After new coach Mike Brown promised to take some of Brunson's taxing on-ball responsibilities off his plate, he's had to watch as

Jaylen Brown fuels surges in the second and third quarters, and Boston halts New York's four-game winning streak.

A loss to the Celtics reinforced the obvious: if Jalen Brunson is this bad, the Knicks don’t have much of a chance.