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SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Jalen Brunson scored the game-winning point. Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns had big games. The Knicks bench was terrific again.<\/p>\n

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But the MVP of the Knicks\u2019 franchise-record 13th straight playoff victory may have been an assistant coach.<\/p>\n

Jordan Brink, the team\u2019s director of video services and player development, being able to convince coach Mike Brown to challenge a call late in the fourth quarter was pivotal in the Knicks\u2019 dramatic 105-104 win over the Spurs at Frost Bank Center. They lead the NBA Finals 2-0 after becoming the third road team to win the first two games of the finals.<\/p>\n

The Knicks had blown a 14-point lead. Momentum had flipped. The official had ruled that the ball had gone out of bounds off OG Anunoby while he attempted a 3-pointer. But Brink felt there was a foul on the play with 2:37 left.<\/p>\n

After a review, the call was reversed. Anunoby was headed to the free-throw line for three attempts.<\/p>\n

\u201cJordan, he\u2019s been a master at this,\u201d Brown said of the assistant coach, who played at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich.<\/p>\n

Later, on Brink, Brown added: \u201cHe\u2019s been doing this now two years in a row. I rely totally on him. Every once in a while I lose my mind, get emotional, and try to stick it to the refs, even though I like all of them. But that never works. So I try like heck to follow Jordan\u2019s lead, and it was 100 percent his call.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Just as importantly, Anunoby stepped to the line and made all three free throws. He wasn\u2019t surprised the call was changed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a foul, so I was surprised they didn\u2019t call it initially,\u201d said Anunoby, who had 17 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in 36 quality minutes. \u201cJordan Brink did a great job of letting the coaches know. \u2026 I think it was big, especially because it was three extra points.\u201d<\/p>\n

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