Jalen Brunson saves Gotham City from the Joker
After a discreet first half in which he lost only nine points, Jalen Brunson he started in the third quarter. A period in which he scored 15 points, but it was not enough to overcome Nuggets as the game goes into overtime.
Extra time in which uncertainty remains at its peak and during which neither team manages to make a difference.
It’s time for the second overtime and here Jalen Brunson takes matters into his own hands. He responds to a dunk from Jamal Murray with a successful mid-range shot with the board against the leader Nuggets. The New York Star then uses the little space that is left the new All-Star to get to 3 points and put the Knicks back in front. He added four more points in the final minute to give New York a lead to win 134 to 127.
Eight straight wins for the Knicks
On the big stage, he once again proved why he should be mentioned among the first names when talking about a candidate for MVP. reminds his coach Mike Brown. “He had a very, very great match.”
In this Big Apple success, Jalen Branson finished with 42 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists on 14/27 shooting. With Karl-Anthony Towns out for six fouls during the first overtime, the leader accounted for 7 of New York’s 15 points in the second overtime.
“I’m taking possessions one after another,” Jalen Brunson explains simply after the meeting. “If you mess up, you have to forget it, move on to the next one and keep executing. Our defense, our communication and our attention to detail are really, really important to us. We have to keep going, that’s what carries us through this run.”
In the footsteps of their star, the Knicks achieved their eighth consecutive success. “Run” in which Jalen Brunson averages 24.1 points and 6 assists.
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| Jalen Brunson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 73 | 21:48 | 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 | 17:56 | 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 | 24:57 | 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 | 31:57 | 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 | NI | 68 | 34:59 | 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 | NI | 77 | 35:24 | 47.9 | 40.1 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 28.7 |
| 2024-25 | NI | 65 | 35:24 | 48.8 | 38.3 | 82.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 26.0 |
| 2025-26 | NI | 45 | 34:20 | 47.1 | 38.0 | 85.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 27.1 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-05 07:04:00
