Last night at the World’s Most Famous Arena, the Knicks took a 19-point lead late in the second quarter against the rival Philadelphia 76ers.
Philly punched back with an 8-0 run, but the Knicks led by 16 at the half.
Despite that, the Sixers stormed back with great defense and Tyrese Maxey deciding not to shoot tour dates to take a four-point lead with just 2:42 to play.
At that point, Jalen Brunson transformed into his alter ego, Captain Crunch Time, and sank the stumbling Sixers with a personal 9-0 run.
While we all collectively exhaled at the Knicks barely avoiding an embarrassing choke against a team that had just got destroyed by the Bulls, the Knicks kept up a little-known streak that, while some can’t believe it, makes sense if you remember back at some potential blown leads.