Jalen Brunson erupted for 55 points -- 42 after the first half -- as the Knicks won their seventh straight game Saturday night against the Washington Wizards. But the bigger picture is that the Knicks (22-10) became the first team to have four different guys score 40+ in a game before Jan. 1, via the MSG Network.

Jalen Brunson — with heating pads on his body while he kept warm on a bike in the tunnel — waited his turn. Then he came out and showed why Knicks fans love how he plays. Brunson took over late — including scoring nine in overtime — to score 55 ...

So what should’ve been an easy evening turned into a dogfight for the Knicks, who required 55 points from Jalen Brunson to squeak out Saturday’s 136-132 overtime win. Brunson was a scoring machine with his double-nickel, collecting his third game with 50 or more points since last season.