New York looks to the All-Star center for leadership while he grieves the death of a close family friend, writes Mark Medina.

Jalen Brunson went down with an apparent leg injury after a foul in overtime vs. the Lakers. He made both free throws and then went to the locker room, finishing with 39 points. pic.x.com ...

This Friday’s around-the-NBA notebook, including 80 seconds of a Jalen Brunson-less crunch time, the Pistons’ roaring defense and a shooter who’s starting to create for himself: nytimes.com ...