New York Knicks coach Mike Brown said he would never put a cap on Jalen Brunson after the point guard delivered a sensational display against the New Orleans Pelicans. 

Brunson scored 32 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, as the Knicks extended their winning streak in the NBA to seven games with a 121-116 win over New Orleans. 

Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each added 21 points for the Knicks, who pulled within percentage points of the Boston Celtics for second place in the Eastern Conference.

But the day belonged to Brunson, who, with seven minutes remaining and the Knicks up five, scored 10 straight points and five of the team's final seven points to win the game. 

"That's what great players do," Brown said. "Great players, when it matters the most, when the pressure's the highest, sometimes that means drawing two and kicking it out to OG [Anunoby] for a wide-open three or someone else. He was great at that tonight.

"For who he is and for me as a coach, I never put a cap on those guys. You don't put a cap on Steph Curry in Golden State.

"Jalen Brunson here, and Jaylen Brown in Boston. You let those guys be who they are."

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— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 25, 2026

Heading into the fourth quarter, Anunoby and Towns were having better offensive nights, with the latter entering with 21 points while Towns had 16 to go with his eight rebounds.

But when the offence became stagnant and turnovers started to stack, Brunson took the game over, as he's done so much during his New York tenure.

The 29-year-old showed his superstar status in the final four minutes of Tuesday's win. Brunson scored nine points, including knocking down five free throws. 

"That's a position he wants to be in," Hart said of Brunson. "We want him in that position.

"You learn when you watch his game and play this game that the last 3-4 minutes of a game are winning time.

"That's where your superstars show why they are at that level. That's what he did."