No, Jalen Brunson was not waving goodbye to Celtics fans at the end of Game 5. After fouling out in the fourth quarter of Boston’s victory, Brunson was shown on the big screen and gave the crowd a wave. It was not his way of saying the Knicks wouldn’t be back for a potential Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The Knicks go as Brunson does. Somehow, each New York squad ends up absorbing bits and pieces of his personality.