Jalen Brunson, who was born in New Brunswick and was snubbed as a starter last year, will start in the backcourt, while Piscataway native and former St. Joe’s-Metuchen big man Karl-Anthony Towns will start in the frontcourt. The game is set for Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Jalen Brunson was held to 17 points but delivered the go-ahead basket with 2:18 remaining for the visiting New York Knicks, struggled on offense for most of the fourth quarter before making enough plays down the stretch in a 99-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

During the Knicks 124-119 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Brunson passed two former Knicks guards on the franchise leaderboard. Brunson nearly sat out Monday's contest due to shoulder soreness. Instead, Brunson excelled in the second game of a back-to-back schedule. The Knicks point guard scored 31 points and dished 11 assists in 39 minutes.

Monday, January 20th, was the final day for fans to vote their favorite players into the All-Star starting lineup. After the third fan returns, Jalen Brunson placed fourth among East guards, trailing LaMelo Ball,

Jalen Brunson flew past a New York Knicks legend in Monday's win over the Atlanta Hawks. Another sterling scoring output for Brunson, earner of 34 points, allowed the Knicks to earn a 119-110 triumph over Atlanta,