When Doncic was injured in the finale, the Lone Ranger's prospects were no longer promising, and Buckley bluntly said: "Without Doncic, the chances of the Lone Ranger are zero." ”
But the result? Doncic didn't play in the first 3 games, the Lone Ranger only lost the first game, and then quickly made adjustments to win 2 consecutive games, and the series score became a 2-1 lead. Without Doncic, the Lone Ranger and Brunson, he filled Doncic's gap well.
In today's game, Brunson played 35 minutes, 12 of 22, 4 of 3-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and had 31 points and 5 assists; in the last game, Brunson hit a career-high 41 points, which was also the first 40+ in this playoff.
In the past two games, Brunson has scored 72 points while only one turnover, which is also the fifth highest in NBA history, tied with Jordan, behind Murray 92 points, James 74 points, Reed 73 points, And Malone 73 points.
Such a hot Brunson, it is estimated that the Jazz did not expect that on the court he was misplaced looking for Gobert, many singles success, whether it is a breakthrough or a mid-range, playing very steadily. Such an outstanding performance also made Doncic sitting on the field very happy, laughing happily and cheering excitedly. After the game, James also tweeted: "Dinwiddie and Brunson dominated the game from start to finish, an important victory! ”
Brunson was very modest about his performance, saying: "It's all thanks to my teammates, I love these guys, they're all Warriors. My mentality and the way I play have always been the same. I think most importantly, I saw how hard my teammates worked. ”
It should be noted that Brunson's salary this season is only $1.8 million, which directly played a performance of $30 million, and it is very correct that the Lone Ranger has kept him.
In fact, in the middle of this season, there were rumors that the Lone Ranger was going to trade Brunson, but coach Kidd still had a lot of trust in him. Now that Brunson has proven his worth, boss Cuban has hurried to prepare a big contract and don't be snatched up by other teams. On this performance, the annual salary without $20 million really can't be retained.