Jalen Brunson sets new Knicks playoff record with brilliant Game 4 performance in win over 76ers

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One game after Joel Embiid set a career-high with 50 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson had just the right answer in Game 4. 

Brunson dropped 47 points to lead the Knicks to a 97-92 win on the road to make the series 3-1 in their favor. 

Brunson’s incredible efforts set a new Knicks franchise record for the most points scored in a single playoff game. 

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Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks is shown in the fourth quarter during Game 4 of the first-round playoff series against the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on April 28, 2024. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Momentum was certainly in the 76ers’ favor entering this game because Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, who comes off the bench to spell Isaiah Hartenstein down low, was not available after suffering a Game 3 ankle sprain. The 76ers came out firing to start the game, too, outscoring the Knicks, 27-17, in the first quarter. 

But the Knicks cut the Sixers’ lead to 49-47 at halftime, and a lot of that had to do with Brunson, who shot 18 of 34 with 9-of-11 free throws made for his 47 points. 

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Brunson put the Knicks ahead at the end of the third quarter when he got De’Anthony Melton to foul him on a floater attempt.

The fourth quarter was a low-scoring affair, but the Knicks won it, 20-16, with Brunson’s last two free throws made giving him the Knicks record, which passed Bernard King’s 46 points against the Detroit Pistons in 1984. 

Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks shoots a