If you want to say that this year's playoffs, a large number of players have emerged, as well as super newcomers, and they tell everyone in a very intuitive way that the league is theirs now. You can take a look at the Thunder's Alexander, who averaged 29.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the first eight games of the playoffs, shooting 48% from the field and 35.7% from three-point range. In terms of these data, there are definitely enough shining points to be found in this young man. In addition, let's not forget the Nuggets' Murray, who is also a big heart player, averaging 20.4 points and 5.9 assists per game, although the shooting efficiency is not high, as long as he can hit the key shot, the game is different, which everyone sees.
Of course, we also have to talk about Edwards, although in the second round of the King Mountain game, Edwards played erratically, but we need to note that the guy is really good, in terms of the whole playoffs. This is his third playoff game, and in his first playoff game, Edwards averaged 25.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from three-point range. In the second playoff game, he averaged 31.6 points and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 48.2% from the field and 34.9% from three-point range. After this season, he averaged 30.6 points and 6 assists per game, shooting 54.1% from the field and 42.2% from three-point range. During this year's playoffs, there have been 3 games with 40+ points.
Edwards and Alexander are fierce, and there is no problem with that, but if you want to say that this year's guard king, the league's No. 1 guard, it is really not them, but Brunson of the Knicks. Why? First, Brunson is basically surrounded by tool people, and he has to rely on him to lead him. The players around Murray and Alexander are all more talented than the Knicks. Second, Brunson's numbers don't lie. Brunson has now played in 11 games and is averaging 33.9 points and 7.5 assists per game while shooting 45.1 percent from the field. You must know that the Knicks average the second most points per game is Arnoldoby, but only 16.4 points, 17.5 points behind Brunson, the gap is still relatively large.
Brunson has also improved to a certain extent compared to last season, and the guy can be said to have tapped the greatest potential. To talk about the performance of a single game, the last three games of the first round are all 40+ existences. He scored 47 points in the fourth game of the first round and 41 points in the sixth game. After the second round, Brunson was just as vigorous, scoring 43 points in the first game and 44 points in the fifth. In these key games, Brunson's scoring data of 47+44+43+41 is also very brave. Of course, Brunson has scored 40+ points in 5 games in this year's playoffs, which is the first existence in the league. In addition, the total score is also the top in the league. Of course, whenever Brunson scores 40+ points, the shooting efficiency will be very high.
With Brunson leading, the Knicks booked a spot in the finals and stepped into the finals with one foot. As far as Brunson's achievements this year are concerned, saying that he is the new guard king, and the new guard king has officially ascended the throne, no one must be unconvinced. I have to say that the guy has also reached the peak of his career. Who would have imagined that a second-round pick could play at a supergiant level. And that also shows one thing, sometimes players who don't look good, but they can surprise you, and they are much tougher than Embiid and the like. Another thing to say is that the second-round show also has treasures, and this year's Brunson and Jokic are the best proof of this.