INDIANAPOLIS — The Captain was on the bench.
It was largely Jalen Brunson’s foul bother conserving him off the courtroom, however there was one thing else to think about: The purpose guard was struggling and with out his common poise or shotmaking potential.
So the Knicks wanted one other hero with their season on the road, one other clutch maestro. They wanted, because it turned out in Sunday’s 106-100 comeback victory, Karl-Anthony Cities.
“When I got a chance to do what I do in the fourth quarter,” Cities stated, “I knew I had to seize the opportunity.”