47+40+41+43！ No. 1 in history, better than Jordan, you are better away from Doncic

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2024-05-08 11:19Published in Shandong

The NBA playoffs continue to play the second round of the series, but many players as veteran stars have waved goodbye to us, such as Durant, James, Harden and other players have all started their vacations, and most of the teams that continue to play are teams with young players as the core, including the Thunder's Alexander, the Timberwolves' Edwards, the Mavericks' Doncic, the Celtics' double scouts, etc., but there is one player who has gradually stepped into the ranks of top guards without being noticed. 47+40+41+43！ No. 1 in history, better than Jordan, you are better away from Doncic.

This season, the Knicks have become a dark horse team in the standings and playoff contention, they played well in the regular season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they also upset their opponents in the first round against the 76ers, won the series, and successfully advanced to the second round. Head coach Thibodeau's coaching style and the team's injury situation have further reduced their playoff rotation, forcing the starting lineup to play more minutes.

Statistically, Hart has played seven games so far in the playoffs. One of them was 53 minutes, two were 48 minutes, and two were 46 minutes, ranking first in the league with 46.6 minutes per game, while Brunson, the other player, ranked third in the league with 43.7 minutes per game. Among the players who are still competing for the playoffs, three of the top four players in terms of playing time are the Knicks. It was in this situation that the Knicks' starters played an excellent performance and helped the team go far in the playoff race, such as Hart, Anunoby, DiVincenzo, Hatten and other players were efficient, of course, the core of the team's offensive end still revolves around Brunson.

In the last game against the Pacers, the two sides were deadlocked until the last moment of the game, and at the critical moment, it was Brunson who stood up and scored consecutive points to help the team win the game, and he personally slashed 21 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the final quarter and contributed 43 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game. In the past 4 games, he has scored 40+ data, and in the 76ers G4 game, he got 47 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists; In the G5 game, he scored 40 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals; G6 had 41 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, and had 43 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the first game against the Pacers.

This also makes Brunson the first player in history to have at least 40+ points and 5+ assists in four consecutive playoff games, which is unique. Crucially, he broke a record far from this all-time record, averaging 31.2 points per game in the playoffs, beating Bernard King for the most in franchise history, and in the playoffs he shot at least 25 times in seven consecutive games, and McCardo became only two players in NBA history to do so in 1975. In the last 5 games, he scored 200+ points and 40+ assists, becoming the third player in history to achieve this achievement. The other two are NBA-history superstars Jordan and James. With 170 points in his last four playoff games, he became the first player in the NBA league since Michael Jordan to score 170 points in four playoff games.

One thing to say, Brunson has grown into one of the league's top backcourt players, and there is obviously no defender who can match him in the East. It is undeniable that Thibodeau gave him more ball possession and playing time is part of the reason, and his own strength is also part of the reason, after all, from the Mavericks were the puzzle players in the team to grow step by step into the star of the team, it can still prove that Brunson has a certain strength and talent.

It is worth mentioning that statistics show that so far this season, Brunson has averaged 36.6 points and 8.6 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 44.3% from the field and 30% from three-point range. I have to say that Brunson is getting better and better after leaving the Mavericks and coming to the Knicks, and his previous contract is only 4 years and 104 million US dollars, as long as he does not suffer major injuries in the future, the Knicks will inevitably offer a higher salary contract if they want to keep him.

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