The Knicks came from 20 points down to force overtime and beat the Celtics, who had a terrible night from 3-point land, in Game 1 of their series.

With Brunson’s dominant fourth quarter in Game 1, he made NBA playoff history as he became just the third player since 1997-98 to score 75 or more points in the fourth quarter through their first seven games of a postseason run. Brunson joins Stephen Curry, who did so in 2023, and Kobe Bryant, who accomplished it in 2008.

The New York Knicks defied the odds Monday at TD Garden, coming back from a 20-point deficit and outlasting the Boston Celtics 108-105 in overtime of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks went on a 25-9 second-half run to cut the Celtics’ lead to four points with roughly 9 minutes left to play.