The New York Knicks went up 2-0 in their second-round series with the Indiana Pacers thanks in part to the resilience of their star guard, Jalen Brunson.
NEW YORK — Tom Thibodeau immediately knew something was off. Jalen Brunson never asks out of games, yet there he was, jogging down the court with 3:35 remaining in the first quarter and gesturing toward the bench, telling Thibodeau he needed to come out. Three seconds later, he was headed back to the locker room. While defending T.J. McConnell on a drive he'd felt something in his right foot. He didn't know what it was, only that it didn't feel right.
What was he doing when testing out the injury at halftime? 'Testing it.' How was he feeling now? 'I'm all good.' Early in the third quarter, that didn't look to be the case. Brunson spent large chunks of possessions camped out in the corner. He gave up the ball and passed up some hand-off opportunities from Isaiah Hartenstein. His burst seemed gone. He found his legs as the quarter went on, burying the Pacers with an onslaught of jumpers.
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