Jalen Brunson’s red-hot Knicks stretch has him hitting next level of dominance
NY Post
Jalen Brunson’s already eye-popping numbers somehow continue to become more prolific, to the point that his offensive exploits for the Knicks this season have become routine.
Brunson recorded at least 35 points and at least eight assists for the fourth consecutive April game with a 45-and-8 stat line in Tuesday’s road win against the Bulls.
The All-Star guard sits fourth overall in the NBA scoring race at 28.4 points per game, but he leads the league over the past 10-game (34.0) and 15-game (33.8) segments and trails only Mavericks star Luka Doncic with an average of 30.4 in 27 appearances since the All-Star break in February.
“I think I’m playing better than I did at the beginning of the season,” Brunson said after Tuesday’s game. “I think I progressed every single time on the court. But there’s a lot of things I can still work on, do better. So I don’t see it as that. But there’s always room for improvement.”
With three games remaining in the regular season beginning Thursday night against the league-leading Celtics in Boston, Brunson and the Knicks still have a chance to finish as high as second in the Eastern Conference despite three-time All-Star Julius Randle undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. Mitchell Robinson and OG Anunoby also missed significant time before returning to the rotation in recent games.
Thus, it was no surprise that Tom Thiboedau jokingly demanded “a recount” when informed that Brunson was ranked sixth in a poll of voters this week for league MVP.
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