The New York Knicks came into Boston Sunday night without reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Month Jalen Brunson, who was ruled out with a sore foot. But Knicks fans knew they weren’t exactly without a star point guard. In Brunson’s place, Immanuel Quickley played one of the finest games we’ve seen from any Knick this season, powering New York to an improbable 131-129 victory in double-overtime.
With Brunson out, and Miles McBride struggling, head coach Tom Thibodeau played Quickley the entire second half...and then two whole overtime periods. The Celtics looked primed to take over the game in the third quarter when Quickley really went to work.