Brunson shot a hyper-efficient 12-of-18 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range, and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line.

But Jalen Brunson had another target in mind. While he would never acknowledge it and certainly would never admit it, but in the flow of trying to lift the Knicks to a much-needed win, he also was attacking Atlanta’s defensive stopper,