Brunson could not re-enter for the stretch run, when he so-often thrives. It cost the Knicks the opportunity to close out this series, which shifts to Detroit for Game 6.

I don’t have an answer to that because I have to rewatch it,” a perplexed Karl-Anthony Towns said of the lack of Brunson and Hart, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. “There was a lot going on when all that happened,

Greatness isn’t a one-time thing. It’s excelling again, again and then one more time. Brunson has done that in New York, and the safe bet is that he’ll continue to as the Knicks embark on their most pressured-filled postseason during his time.