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Knicks likely to see best of Jalen Brunson in Game 2 if encouraging trend continues
NY Post
The problem with having the kind of season Jalen Brunson had is that excellence becomes expected. Remarkable becomes routine.
Prodigious becomes par-for-the-course.
And when you toss in the occasional stinker?
Well, it sticks out. It’s like wearing a tie-dyed cummerbund with a tuxedo. It’s like wearing a pair of Puma Clydes with an evening gown. It’s hard to miss.
Brunson missed a lot Saturday night, Game 1 of the playoffs with the 76ers.
He missed 18 out of 26 shots. He missed five out of six 3s. He even missed a technical free throw. But it wasn’t just his shooting that was off. He had five turnovers and was picked clean of the ball twice. He had a tough night guarding anyone.
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