Following a successful trip to Las Vegas, the New York Knicks (19-7) ruled out Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson for Thursday's game versus the Indiana Pacers (6-21). Fans need not worry, though, because the NBA Cup MVP continues to propel this championship-starved franchise forward. He nailed a 3-pointer over Andrew Nembhard to give the visitors a 114-113 lead with less than five seconds remaining. The Knickerbockers won by the same score.
Brunson continues to validate his Clutch Player of the Year title. His heroics even prompted beloved play-by-play man Mike Breen to break out the classic yet rare “Bang! Bang!” call. He welcomes the opportunity to lift the Knicks in the closing minutes of a contest.
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A regular season victory over a Tyrese Haliburton-less Pacers squad will obviously not draw endless praise, but the thrilling game-winner should give the two-time All-NBA Second-Team selection even more confidence. And that could spell trouble for the rest of the Eastern Conference.
Jalen Brunson with the go-ahead 3 👌
Mike Breen with the DOUBLE BANG 🗣
Knicks lead the Pacers by 1 with 4.4 leftpic.twitter.com/W8fWuMZ2VI
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