Alex and Gavin are joined by XJ (@xavierjdesigns on Twitter) of the Hot Hand Theory podcast and Knicks Film School to get into Game 5 of the Knicks-Sixers series.
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Jalen Brunson scored a Knicks playoff-record 47 points Sunday to propel New
Jalen Brunson’s 39 points went for naught after the Knicks had won twice despite their All-Star point guard shooting a combined 29.1% from the floor.
Jalen Brunson has missed 39 of 55 field-goal attempts — and 10 of 12 from 3-point range over the first two games of the series.
With all his success in his two seasons with the Knicks, it’s the biggest failure that sticks with Jalen Brunson.
Brunson scored 47 points and had 10 assists — breaking Bernard King’s franchise record for playoff points that has stood since the spring of 1984 — as the Knicks took control of the series.
When the New York Knicks signed Jalen Brunson to a 4-year, $104 million contact in the 2022 NBA offseason, many were unsure if it was a good use of their money. After all, Brunson had been a solid player with the Dallas Mavericks, but was more of a role player than someone expected to carry […]
Jalen Brunson had a historic game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, but the New York Knicks star isn't soaking up the accomplishment just yet. Brunson
Brunson is 12-for-55 through the first two games, yet the Knicks are up 2-0
The problem with having the kind of season Jalen Brunson had is that excellence becomes expected.
Just after Jalen Brunson powered his team through a 97-92 triumph in Philadelphia and took another step towards the playoff’s second round at 3-1 in the series, he told the press he would remember this moment forever. “I’ll look back when I retire,” he said. “Seriously. It’s great right now, it helped us get a win. […]