Jalen Brunson scored nine unanswered points late in the fourth quarter Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who squandered all of a 19-point lead before coming back to edge the skidding Philadelphia 76ers 110-105.

The Knicks’ winless record against the top three teams in the NBA felt like a first-world problem when compared to the skidding team they ousted in the first round of the playoffs last spring. Following their latest deflating losses to Eastern Conference powerhouses Cleveland and Boston over the weekend,

Jalen Brunson poured in a game-high 34 points on 8-of-17 shooting, once again delivering in crunch time to lift the Knicks to a 110-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers