Jalen Brunson scored 29 of his season-high 39 points in the second half to power the New York Knicks to a 104-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday night. All-NBA defensive player Herb Jones pressured Brunson in the first half, picking him up at three-quarters court. Brunson scored nine of the Knicks’ first 13 points of the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 95-81.
Death, taxes and opposing defenses using long, physical defenders to guard Jalen Brunson. It’s the blueprint opponents have come up with in an effort to slow down the star Knicks guard whose singular scoring powered a battered Knicks roster to the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed and 50 wins last season. And to a large extent, it’s worked. Losses to the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks showed ...
No. | Player | Pos |
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5 | PF | |
8 | SF | |
25 | SF | |
11 | PG | |
0 | G | |
4 | SG | |
3 | SG | |
55 | C | |
13 | PG | |
2 | PG | |
9 | SF | |
1 | PG | |
23 | C | |
37 | SF | |
44 | SG | |
20 | C | |
00 | SF | |
32 | C |