Jalen Brunson’s grim courage to put Knicks on his back should never be in doubt

Jalen Brunson had come back into the game with 10:14 left and stepped first on the throttle and then Detroit’s throat. He’d pushed the Knicks across the finish line, somehow seizing control of this best-of-seven series three games to one, somehow scoring 15 fourth-quarter points. It was more than the sneakers. It was grim courage.