Brunson Saves the Day in Ugly Win
Captain Clutch put on his cape in the 4th quarter, but it's impossible to be overly excited about the win. Concerning questions still linger....
Final Score: Knicks 110 - Sixers 105
Record: 38-20
Because there hasn't been much of it in KnicksLand lately, let's start with the good stuff.
Jalen Brunson is really good at basketball, has the heart of a lion, and is one of those extremely rare athletes who plays his best when the lights shine brightest.
It's unusual to call any regular season game in February a "must win," yet, following blowout losses to Cleveland and Boston, if the 'Bockers lost to a tanking Sixers squad riding an eight-game losing streak, we would have entered DEFCON territory in New York.
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