DETROIT -- Jalen Brunson made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left and finished with 40 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night and into the conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs.
A week after the point guard won the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year award, he lived up to the billing.
"He's at his best when his best is needed, and he's done it all year," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. "That's what makes him special.