“I'll think about it again when I retire. Seriously, it's great, it helped us win. But that won't help us in the future. » Jalen Brunson has the art of turning the page.
However, the playmaker's performance in Game 4 against the Sixers deserves to be celebrated a little. Because with his 47 points at 18/34 shooting, plus his 10 assists, the former Mavericks was the main engine of his team, to make the break in the series against Philadelphia, and thus afford three balls match.
This is also a points record for a Knicks player in the playoffs, the previous mark belonging to Bernard King, who for his part stopped twice at 46 points.
The mid-distance solution
“Jalen is a great player” admires OG Anunoby. “We end up expecting it. We end up waiting for him to make every shot. He's a great player. Even if he struggled a little in the first two matches, we knew it would end up turning around. Because we see it all the players. We knew it was going to turn out. »
Always harassed by Kelly Oubre Jr. and Nicolas Batum, Jalen Brunson ended up finding mid-distance solutions in the last two games, in an area where he has a little space after the screens. While Joel Embiid first looks to protect the racket… and the rebound, which has again been a problem for the Sixers.
“We learned during the season” explains Tom Thibodeau, when asked about his team's ability to finish games well, thanks to Jalen Brunson's shots and offensive rebounds. “Jalen has played at such a high level all season, and we can build on that. But there was a bit of everything. We were incredible on the rebound. Everyone was questioning our ability to get rebounds with Josh (Hart) as our power forward. And we were the best rebounding team all season. Everyone questioned Jalen as a leader…”
And Jalen Brunson responded.
