Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks and Pacers
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The Eastern Conference finals are heading back to Indianapolis for Game 6. With their backs against the wall, the New York Knicks delivered a wire-to-wire 17-point win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night to keep their season alive.
Facing elimination, the Knicks look to stay alive in the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers. Follow all the action here.
Rather than generating offense for the entire team, as he did against the Celtics, Brunson is now focused on acting as the primary scorer. He’s averaging 33.0 ppg in the series and has gone reached the 30-point mark in four of five games.
One defensive stat that showed the Pacers exploit Knicks star Jalen Brunson in the first four games flipped on its head in Game 5.
Facing elimination, the Knicks look to stay alive in the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers. Follow all the action here.
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Empire Sports Media on MSNKnicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns praises Jalen Brunson’s defense on Pacers star point guardThe New York Knicks dominated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and a large part of why was the way they game planned against Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson received major praise after he kept his team alive in Game 5 with a 32-point performance.
Kendrick Perkins used an old defensive clip of Draymond Green to show how the Knicks can avoid Jalen Brunson from getting into mismatches.