<p>Jalen Brunson returned from an Injury in the 2nd half to lead the resilent Knicks to a game 2 victory at MSG, NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Steve Popper reports.</p>


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This season the Knicks have struggled to rally enough to get the win like they did during their playoffs run to NBA championship.

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