Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson has surely helped a depleted New York Knicks side to play at a much more calm, more composed, and elite level in the 2022-23 season. Coming off a fantastic season with the Dallas Mavericks, Brunson has shown just why he is one of the most underrated players. Adding to his heroics on Monday, the 26-year-old dropped a career-high tally of 44 points in a lost cause against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Being 15 of 30 from the field, Jalen Brunson gave his side every chance of winning this contest and when they couldn’t, he was evidently frustrated. More than anything, Jalen was irritated with his own mistakes in a 4-point loss, and even went on to acknowledge his mistakes in the final quarter.
“Obviously we all could have played a lot better. I think for me, a couple plays in the fourth quarter that was just terrible. The turnover and pass to Obi, and then I had a turnover the next possession, dribbling into Jrue. And then took a bad shot over Jrue on the right baseline. And then I think before that I just had a terrible pull-up three on the pick-and-roll. Those are 4 possessions I wish I could’ve had back,” Brunson said, per SNY Knicks.
As rightly acknowledged by the star scorer, he did play a part in the fourth-quarter collapse of the New York Knicks. However, Brunson even scored 18 of the Knicks’ 29 fourth-quarter points, so it’s not like he was the main culprit behind their loss on Monday night.
That being said, it is a positive sign to finally witness a Knicks player take accountability. But will Brunson be able to redeem himself in the next game the Indiana Pacers, despite a career high today? Remains to be seen.
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