Jalen Brunson scores 39 points in Knicks' 104-93 win vs. Pelicans

Death, taxes and opposing defenses using long, physical defenders to guard Jalen Brunson. It’s the blueprint opponents have come up with in an effort to slow down the star Knicks guard whose singular scoring powered a battered Knicks roster to the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed and 50 wins last season. And to a large extent, it’s worked. Losses to the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks showed ...