
Knicks star’s injuries eerily similar to last year’s playoff flameout
NY Post
The playoffs one year ago were a war of attrition for the Knicks, and one they ultimately could not survive as one lineup regular after another went down with injuries before a second-round elimination by the Pacers.
This physical first-round series against the Pistons has been taking a toll on the Knicks’ health, as well.
Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson were forced to the bench with just under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, and Tom Thibodeau declined to use his final timeout to get them back into the game until the closing seconds.
The duo reported back to the scorer’s table just past the 2-minute mark, but Brunson and Hart didn’t get back onto the court until 27.1 seconds remained in a 106-103 loss to the Pistons in Game 5 on Thursday at MSG.
For Brunson, it marked the fourth time in the series that he hobbled off the court after also missing nearly all of March with a badly sprained ankle.
Hart apparently injured a wrist when he fell to the floor following a Jalen Duren dunk with 3:09 to go.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












