Jalen Brunson’s late heroics save Knicks from collapse against pesky Raptors
NY Post
TORONTO — The clutch gene, as Paul Pierce called it, might not show up on a DNA test. But Jalen Brunson passed the eye test.
He’s a carrier and said it comes from his mother, Sandra.
“She keeps me focused, she keeps me grounded,” Brunson said. “My dad pushed me to be the best player I can be. So they evened it out.”
For a second straight game on a second straight night, Brunson came through when it mattered most — when the Knicks needed two pivotal buckets in the final minute of Tuesday’s 121-115 victory over the Raptors.
His trey with 25.8 seconds remaining, drained coolly as the game’s final bucket, prompted a collective groan from the Canadian crowd.
It felt like a reflection from the night prior in MSG, when Brunson strapped on his cape and carried the Knicks through crunch time to beat the Rockets.
This is the Knicks right now. This is the team. These are the players. This is reality, for now and for at least a couple of weeks as Jalen Brunson’s right ankle continues to be safeguarded in a walking boot. The Knicks are taking the long view with Brunson, as they should. He’s done some light shooting. He still needs heavy healing.
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