“It was not an easy match because the level of physical intensity in the first half was different. Then, in the second half, I don't know what a foul looked like. » Tom Thibodeau is angry. Not only because his team lost in Orlando, but also because they were pushed around.
The Knicks committed 30 fouls and were dominated on rebounds (49-40). However, it is Jalen Brunson's twelve free throws that irritate the New York coach the most.
“What this guy is going through is ridiculous. Ridiculous “insists Tom Thibodeau to SNY. “He gets hammered over and over again. I'm tired and drunk from all this. I see everything. These are mistakes, it’s as simple as that. There's no other way to say it. »
Tom Thibodeau is fed up
The playmaker did not miss a single attempt in this meeting against the Magic. But this is only the fourth time this season that he has reached or exceeded ten free throws attempted. With his 5.6 attempts per game, he is only in 26th place in the league, far from leader Joel Embiid and his 11.6 average.
In the Top 15 best scorers, only Tyrese Maxey spends less time on the line (5.3) than him.
“No one penetrates more towards the circle than this player”, believes the Knicks coach when talking about Jalen Brunson. “And if we hit his arm, then we hit his arm. If we hit him in the head, then we hit him in the head. These are mistakes. Mistakes. I've had it up to here. »
While Jamahl Mosley praised Anthony Black for his defense on Jalen Brunson, who finished with 20 points on 4/15 shooting, saying he “does a hell of a job”what does the Knicks player think of the arbitration of which he would be a victim?
“The shots didn’t go in, but that being said, we could have won this match”he simply said to ESPNclearly not wanting to talk about this topic.
| Jalen Brunson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 73 | 22 | 46.7 | 34.8 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 57 | 18 | 46.6 | 35.8 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 68 | 25 | 52.3 | 40.5 | 79.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 79 | 32 | 50.2 | 37.3 | 84.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 16.3 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 68 | 35 | 49.1 | 41.6 | 82.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 30 | 36 | 48.0 | 45.3 | 81.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 26.0 |
| Total | 375 | 27 | 49.2 | 39.6 | 81.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 15.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
