NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson carried the New York Knicks as far as he could, until he ended up like so many of his teammates.He broke his left hand Sunday in the second half of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, one final injury for a team that was decimated by them.Four key players […]
The New York Knicks overcame a rash of injuries to finish one win shy of their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals since 2000. Now they must decide if they need more help for All-Star Jalen Brunson, or if just being healthy enough would be good enough. They finished 50-32, second in the East, despite losing All-Star Julius Randle in January and other key players along the way. Brunson had five 40-point games in the postseason to carry them as far as he could. But even he was hurt at the end, breaking his hand in a Game 7 loss to Indiana.
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