On August 14, Beijing time, the US men's basketball team and the Spanish men's basketball team launched a warm-up match, this game is extremely concerned, the Spanish men's basketball team is the defending champion, the strength should not be underestimated, and the US men's basketball team this session without big stars to lead the team, whether they can resist the pressure and beat the Spanish men's basketball team is worth looking forward to.
Looking at the whole game, the two teams played more fiercely in the first quarter, the Spanish men's basketball team shot high and maintained the lead, and the US men's basketball team launched a counterattack in the second half, but still trailed 26-28 in the first quarter. Brunson broke out in the second quarter, and the U.S. men's basketball team played a wave, while the Spanish men's basketball team's shooting percentage fell across the board, and the U.S. men's basketball team led by double digits 55-45 at halftime. The U.S. men's basketball team played a bit of chaos and made more mistakes, leading only 73-72 at the end of the third quarter. In the crucial final game, the U.S. men's basketball team did not give another chance, and under the leadership of Brunson, Reeves and Ingram, firmly held the lead, and finally defeated the Spanish men's basketball team 98-88.
In terms of statistics, Brunson played well, scoring another 22 points and five assists on 9-of-9 shooting, a game-high score. Brunson was hot in his hands, and he didn't rush to shoot in the first quarter, but frequently gave assists to his teammates. In the second quarter, seeing that the US men's basketball team could not open the point difference, Brunson suddenly burst out, jumper, breakthrough layup, and three-point shot, leading the US men's basketball team to instantly establish a double-digit lead. The same was true in the second half, when Brunson stood up many times to stop the bleeding for the US men's basketball team, and the Spanish men's basketball team could not prevent him at all.
GIF: Brunson hit a difficult throw
Brunson is powerful, how to shoot, you must know that the defense of the Spanish men's basketball team is not weak, they have NBA players such as Aldama and Willy Hernangomez, but they can't help Brunson. In the third quarter, Brunson hit a difficult throw, which surprised the audience. Brunson hit a hundred shots, burst the Spanish men's basketball team, and has become the boss of the American men's basketball team. Not only in this game, but also in the warm-up game that won over Puerto Rico before, Brunson also scored 11 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, which was quite comprehensive.
In the 18-year draft, Brunson was selected by the Lone Ranger with the 33rd pick in the second round, and he was not favored at that time, after all, Brunson's talent is very average, but in the four seasons of the Lone Ranger, Brunson's statistics have been improving, 21-22 season averaged 16.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, is a good helper around Doncic, unfortunately, the 22 offseason Lone Ranger did not renew Brunson, who joined the Knicks on a 4-year $104 million contract, as a result, last season, Brunson completely exploded, averaging 24.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, and 27.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the playoffs.
In the series with the Heat, Brunson scored 4 games of 30+, especially G6 41 points, but Randle and Barrett dragged their feet, Brunson could not move, and finally the Knicks were eliminated by the Heat, but Brunson proved himself last season, he is an underrated player. I have to say that the Lone Ranger is really blind, such a good superstar is not wanted, Doncic also wants to cry without tears, if Brunson is still there, the Lone Ranger will not even get a play-off spot.