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The New York Knicks have had a rough go of it in the weeks since point guard Jalen Brunson injured his ankle in a road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. New York has since dropped puzzling contests against the San Antonio Spurs and Charlotte Hornets, among others, but are still entrenched firmly in the Eastern Conference's third seed.

SAN ANTONIO — When Jalen Brunson went down in Los Angeles a little over a week ago, with his ankle turned in the opposite direction, all eyes shifted toward Mikal Bridges as the man who needed to step up in his absence.