Knicks’ grades from <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/29/sports/knicks-fail-to-close-out-pistons-in-painful-game-5-loss-at-msg/">Tuesday night’s Game 5 106-103 loss to the Pistons</a>&nbsp;as Detroit now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven series:

Struggled all night and didn’t get a chance to strap on his cape because he was off the court for the game’s most pivotal moment, when he was subbed out with three minutes left because of an injury and didn’t come back until there were 27 seconds remaining and a six-point deficit. 

<div class="nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper"><a href="#" aria-controls="nyp-slideshow-modal" data-slideshow-modal="trigger" title="Open a slideshow of all 3 article images." aria-label="Open a slideshow of all 3 article images." data-slideshow-slide-number="1" data-slideshow-slides-total="3"> 3 </a></div><figcaption>A banged-up Jalen Brunson struggled throughout the game during the Knicks’ Game 5 loss to the Pistons. Jason Szenes / New York Post</figcaption>

Shot just 4-for-16 and is taking a beating that seems to carry over game to game. 

His health moving forward is a major concern.

Knicks’ grades from Tuesday night’s Game 5 106-103 loss to the Pistons as Detroit now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.{ai:summary}The Knicks lost 106-103 to the Pistons in Game 5, narrowing their series lead to 3-2. Jalen Brunson struggled, shooting 4-for-16 and missing crucial moments due to injury, raising concerns about his health for the remainder of the series.#sports

Knicks’ Game 5 report card: Tom Thibodeau gets F for late-game mismanagement

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