The San Antonio Spurs came up agonizingly short of a furious second-half comeback against the New York Knicks, 117-114, failing to find any solution to contain a blistering Jalen Brunson. Although the youngsters staged several strong runs to make things interesting down the stretch, they couldn’t create enough daylight to get up a shot to force overtime.
Keldon Johnson paced the Silver and Black with 26 points, seven boards, and two assists, as Josh Richardson chipped in 20 points and three dimes off the pine. Jalen Brunson led the charge for New York, scoring a career-high 38 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.