Who has been the man who has been the best performer so far in the playoffs this season? It's not the popular fried chicken Edwards, it's not the European chubby Doncic, but the big head Brunson, who is only 1.85 meters tall and plays for the New York Knicks. Everyone knows that Western Huazi is imitating Jordan's movements, but they don't know that the eastern big head has played a statistic comparable to Jordan.
In the second round of the playoffs yesterday in G1, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pacers 121-117, and Brunson played 44 minutes, slashing 43 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.
So far, the big head has scored at least 40 points in four consecutive playoff games, and the last player in the league to do so was Jordan in 1993. It is worth mentioning that Jordan led the Eastern Conference team Bulls to win the championship that year.
Brunson is a very inspirational player, and his path to growth has been full of hardships and bumps. In 2018, the Mavericks selected Doncic with the third pick in the first round, followed by Brunson with the third pick in the second round. In the same position, the same style of play, the team gave more opportunities to Doncic, who was loved by thousands of people, and the big head could only leave New York after the rookie contract expired.
Fortunately, the coach in New York is Thibodeau, a coach who likes tough and tenacious players. Under Thibodeau, Brunson played the full game in almost every game, and every one of his stats improved significantly. So far in the playoffs this season, Datou ranks third in the league with an average of 43.7 minutes per game and ranks first in the league with an average of 36.6 points per game.
It is worth mentioning that the number one player in terms of playing time is none other than Hart of the Knicks. Hart has averaged 46.6 minutes per game in seven playoff games so far, and has played the full game in three of them, including a 53-minute overtime. Indeed, 48 minutes is just the upper limit of regular game time, not the maximum playing time of Hart! In the Knicks game, you only need to look at the post-game score to guess Hart's plus/minus.