“That’s the beauty of Jalen as a leader,” Wright, who coached the New Jersey-born Brunson to two NCAA championships at Villanova, told NJ Advance Media at the at the 92nd annual MBWA All-Met Haggerty Awards Dinner on Thursday.

Seeing that it was the Pistons' first home playoff game in over six years, the arena was at a fever pitch from the moment Game 3 tipped off. They zeroed in on one Knicks player in particular, Jalen Brunson.

Karl-Anthony Towns was terrific and Jalen Brunson delivered in the clutch to help the Knicks hang on for a Game 3 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.