Brunson, who had 40 points, helped clinch their first-round series after the Knicks blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Tom Thibodeau praised NBA Clutch Player of the Year Jalen Brunson after his late three-pointer sealed the New York Knicks' series-clinching win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Captain Clutch lived up to his billing in the biggest of moments. Jalen Brunson, the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year, got separation from Ausar Thompson and hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds to lead the Knicks to the Eastern Conference semifinals.