Thanks to Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks were OK without OG. A Brunson master class paved the way for a big interconference victory for the Knicks, who difused the Houston Rockets by a 124-118 final on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 42 points and 10 assists, breaking a tie with Carmelo Anthony for third on the franchise list with his 18th 40-point game with the Knicks, and New York beat the Houston Rockets 124-118 on Monday night.

While it was Precious Achiuwa who stepped into the starting spot vacated by Anunoby, who missed his first game of the season with a sprained right foot suffered Saturday night, it was the four remaining starters who picked up the slack,

Jalen Brunson has the fourth-best scoring average in the clutch this season. He showed that off again in a comeback win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night.

This is why you call him captain — because when the Knicks needed him most, . With OG Anunoby sidelined due to a right foot sprain and New York’s defense scrambling without its best stopper, the Knicks found themselves in a dogfight against the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.