After the Magic stayed competitive for 2 ½ quarters, the Knicks finally created separation behind Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson and ran away.

Jalen Brunson had a look of disbelief Thursday after realizing he had been snubbed by his former New York Knicks teammate Julius Randle. The Knicks beat

Brunson scored six points in the first quarter and four more in the second before exploding for 29 in the second half.

It doesn’t happen often, but Jalen Brunson was not on the floor for a sizable chunk of the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ comeback win on Christmas.

A thrust in the third from Jalen Brunson served as the spark to a New York Knicks comeback against the New Orleans Pelicans.

New York was still able to dominate a bad basketball team with their star player not playing up to his potential.

Jalen Brunson scored 29 of his season-high 39 points in the second half for the visiting New York Knicks, who overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to beat the upset-minded New Orleans Pelicans 104-93 on Saturday.

Jalen Brunson had 26 points and nine assists, Josh Hart added 23 points and 13 rebounds and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to six games with a 108-85 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

Despite another respectable challenge from the shorthanded Magic (19-14), the Knicks created a one-sided affair with a 54-31 advantage in the second half, rendering a 54-all tie a