NEW YORK — It was less than a week ago that the Knicks were left to explain away a disappointing loss at San Antonio to a young Spurs team with one of the worst records in the NBA. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich had a clear vision of what was missing that night.
Jalen Brunson sat out that game with a sore right hip t and while the Knicks got plenty of production in his place, there was something missing — the leadership and ability to get the Knicks what they needed at the most crucial times. And in the rematch, the Knicks needed everything he had.
Brunson scored a regula-season, career-high 38 points to lift the Knicks to a hard-earned 117-114 win over the Spurs at Madison Square Garden.
