Jalen Brunson certainly didn’t look like someone limited by an injury Wednesday night.

A game-time decision, Brunson wasn’t going to miss out on playing in front of family.

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Friends so close to where he spent a large portion of his childhood.

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After resorting to isolation ball with Julius Randle to close out regulation.

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The Knicks put the ball in Brunson’s hands in the extra session, and he didn’t disappoint.

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He scored seven of his 30 points in the final five minutes as the Knicks knocked.

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The United Center after blowing a five-point lead in the final 2:07 of regulation.

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The victory, the Knicks’ sixth road victory in eight tries.

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them to two games over .500 at 15-13 for the first time since late October.

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