Doncic has been out of the game for consecutive injuries, and the Mavericks still lead the Jazz 2-1 on aggregate. The lone ranger is clearly team guard Brunson, who is currently averaging 32 points per game, the second-highest player on this season's playoff scoring list. In the second playoff of his career, Brunson was already shining.
Especially in the last two games, Brunson has played even better. In the second game of the first round, when the Lone Ranger pulled back a city, it was Brunson who scored 41 points to make the first move. In that game, he shot 60% from the field and shot 6-of-10 from three-point range. In the third game, when the Jazz paid more attention to him, he still scored 31 points and shot 54.5 percent from the field.
Such a performance was particularly difficult for the young Brunson. Especially considering that he is just an underused second-round show player.
Born in 1996, Brunson was a two-time NCAA champion. In the 2017-18 season, as a junior, he averaged 18.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 40.8% from three-point range, all of which were new college career highs. This season, he won the NCAA championship again, and he also decided to enter the draft early.
Unfortunately, Brunson was not selected by the Mavericks until the second round, the 33rd overall pick, and did not make it to the first round and get a better contract.
In the summer of 2018, Brunson began his career and entered the NBA. At the Lone Ranger's new signing appearance, he and Doncic showed off their Lone Ranger jerseys together, but around the much-publicized talented rookie Doncic, few noticed Brunson, who was three years older than Doncic but was selected in the second round.
But Brunson's growth in the NBA has been very fast. In his first season, he played 73 games for the team, averaging 21.8 minutes of playing time per game. For a second-round show and a rookie, such playing time and opportunities are the envy of too many people, and Brunson also seized the opportunity to average 9.3 points per game to return to the team. The following year, his playing time declined, but he still averaged 8.2 points per game. The Lone Rangers eventually made it to the playoffs, and sadly, Brunson was reimbursed for early surgery season.
Last season, his performance continued to improve, averaging 12.6 points per game and shooting 40.6 percent from three-point range. In the vote for the best sixth man, he was ranked 4th. In the playoffs, he averaged 8 points per game and shot 46.2% from three-point range.
Brunson has averaged 16.3 points per game this season, taking the regular season to the next level. Today, Brunson's performance in the playoffs is even more crazy, continue to play like this, the 4-year 80 million US dollar contract he longs for is not a problem at all, I believe that whether it is the Lone Ranger or other teams, there will be many who are willing to offer him a higher contract.