On May 15, Beijing time, the NBA Eastern King Mountain Knicks beat the Pacers at home, with a total score of 3-2 to win the match point, Brunson played another super god battle, slashing 44 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds on 18-of-35 shooting in the whole game, with a plus-minus value of +31, and 18 points in 7-of-9 in the second quarter; In the last quarter, he shook Jackson and played a 2+1 against the sky, and Lian Xiu set the arena on fire, and the audience chanted MVP for him, and Anthony celebrated for him.
After the Knicks trailed by seven points at 9-16, Brunson and Hart led the team to a 22-9 counterattack, leading by six points at 38-32 in the first quarter; Brunson played 12 minutes in the first quarter, scoring 10 points and two assists on 5-of-9 shooting, and Hart also contributed 10 points, and New York was in full swing at home.
In the second quarter, the Knicks continued to expand their lead 31-22, Brunson continued to score crazy points with a hot hand, broke through and threw the ball to score, and single-handedly shook Nembhard to nail it in place and hit the board, Brunson opened up three outside lines, and his mid-range shot was also stable and accurate, and 7 of 9 in a single quarter and 18 points were too crazy, and "God of War" Brunson was back.
In the first half, Brunson only rested for 2 minutes and 09 seconds, and scored 28 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds on 12-of-18 shooting, with a plus/minus of +20; In addition, Jackson knocked over Devon to cause a conflict, Harden reached out and pushed Jackson away, and finally the referee blew for Harden, Jackson and Burks for the three technical fouls, and Berks persuaded him to eat T too wronged (maybe the referee thought he pushed people).
In the second half, the Knicks were chased to 7 points at the beginning of 1-9 in the third quarter, and then the Knicks will continue to fire, Brunson hit another three-pointer and broke through to shoot, New York played a 19-1 super attack wave for nearly 6 minutes, the Knicks instantly led to 25 points, and after the third quarter, the Knicks led by 21 points, and Brunson scored 7 points in 3 of 8 in this quarter, Anthony smiled and raised his hand to celebrate for him; The Pacers only had one timeout left; During this period, Turner and Devon fought fiercely and almost got into a fight, and the referee blew for technical fouls on both sides.
In the final quarter, the Pacers continued to fight back 9-0, Burks stopped the bleeding with three points, Brunson was tough for 2 points, broke through with the ball and shook Jackson and threw to score, 7 minutes and 57 seconds, Brunson's difficult pull 2+1 ignited the arena, and the whole court chanted MVP for him, 4 minutes and 16 seconds The Knicks led by 24 points, and the Pacers withdrew the main force and gave up early, and finally the Knicks easily won the match point battle.
Brunson went on a record-breaking streak
1. Brunson scored at least 20 points in the half seven times in the playoffs this year, the most in the league
2. Brunson's 28 points in the half set a new playoff career high in a half
3. Brunson scored 28 points in a playoff half, the most in a playoff half in Knicks history since the 1996-97 season
4. Brunson's 28 points in the playoff half surpassed Carmelo Anthony to become the first halftime scorer in Knicks history in the past 27 years, and Anthony scored 26 points in the 2011 playoff half
5. Brunson has 20+ half-times in the playoffs 7 times this year, surpassing the 20+ half-time times in the playoffs in the melon Knicks' career
6. Brunson Knicks scored 40+ in the playoffs for the sixth time in his career, the second-most in team history, behind Bernard King (7).
7. Brunson is 40+ in a single game for the fifth time in the playoffs this year, and he is also ranked second in team history