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Jalen Brunson With Another Signature Performance Scores 41 To Send 76ers Home For The Summer
The firey Jalen Brunson goes 41 and 12 as the New York Knicks close out the Philadelphia 76ers in a thriller in Philadelphia.
May 2, 2024
The firey Jalen Brunson goes 41 and 12 as the New York Knicks close out the Philadelphia 76ers in a thriller in Philadelphia. Brunson had three 40-point games in the six-game series.
To be clear, this was another Brunson signature performance as the All-Star point guard led his team to a 118-115 win in Game 6.
Now 76ers' Nick Nurse did have one of the most honest quotes in recent memory after the game:
"I've decided nothing matters," Nurse said with a laugh. "They kill us on the glass, it goes down to the buzzer. We kill them on the glass, it goes down to the buzzer. Joel scores 50, it goes down to the buzzer. Brunson scores 47, it goes down to the buzzer.
"Tell me what matters, and when everybody figures it out, let me know ... but it seems that, to me, that these are two teams just fighting their guts out no matter what."
NBA Playoffs: Knicks advance past Sixers behind Jalen Brunson's 41 points
The Knicks' Round 2 match-up is with the sixth-seeded Pacers, who eliminated the No. 3 Bucks and Doc Rivers in six games.
POST-GAME QUOTES & MORE:
Donte DiVincenzo: "I can't stand these dudes"
Josh Hart: "We love each other. We're like brothers." Jalen Brunson: "The chemistry and communication we have in that locker room, on and off the court, it's special."
"Over the last 50 years, [Jalen Brunson] is without question a top five Knick," said Stephen A Smith on ESPN'S Get Up.
"I think it's not the best individual players that win, always," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said earlier this week. "It's the best team that wins. And that's what we have to be. When we lost guys along the way, we knew we had to be a great team to be able to overcome that."