By making it to the final, the Knicks and Spurs already have secured $212,373 per player from the NBA Cup prize money pool. The losing team on Tuesday gets nothing extra. Players on the winning team get an additional $308,560 — pushing their Cup winnings to $530,933 each. Two-way players get half of what players on standard contracts get.

Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 40 points to lead the Knicks past the Orlando Magic 132-120. The win put New York in the NBA Cup final.

As the Knicks regained control of the game late in the third quarter, Brunson dropped Anthony Black — who had told The Post he planned to “get into his jersey and see how he responds” on Friday — with a stepback before drilling a 3-pointer.

Jalen Brunson got hot in Las Vegas at the right time. The Knicks' All-NBA point guard dropped his first 40-point game of the season on the Magic, plus dished out eight assists, to put New York into the championship game of the NBA Cup. Tuesday night in Vegas the Knicks will take on Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in the title game.

Two years ago Brunson, the most celebrated second-round pick since Nikola Jokic, led all American-born players in scoring, and he has since maintained the pace. He has been an MVP top-five finisher and for the second time with the Knicks he’s averaging 28 points.

The Orlando Magic are facing off against the New York Knicks in their NBA cup semifinal. It's the fourth time the two teams have met up this season, with the Ma

“League sources tell ClutchPoints that the Knicks have had exploratory discussions with two Western Conference teams about potential trades, with New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo at the center of various proposals.”

The five-time All-Star center had on a hard hat and wore a construction vest with work boots draped over his shoulder. Unusual outfits and gimmicks are quite commonplace in Las Vegas, but people were curious just the same.