So claims team captain Jalen Brunson, who is far from satisfied with the Knicks' current standing: at 32-16, New York is off to what's tied for its best 48-game start since 1996-97 and sits a game out of second place in the Eastern Conference.

Jalen Brunson pulls up from way downtown and knocks down the 3-pointer to seal the Knicks' win.

Knicks captain and point guard Jalen Brunson has another title to add to his resume: former metropolitan sports star and current radio host Tiki Barber believes that Brunson has successfully usurped The Bronx slugger Aaron Judge's title of "king of New York.

The clutch gene, as Paul Pierce called it, might not show up on a DNA test. But Jalen Brunson passed the eye test. He’s a carrier and said it comes from his mother, Sandra. “She keeps me focused, she keeps me grounded,