Fans played "MVP" and "MVP" for only 28 minutes, with 44 points flying "King of New York."
Fans played "MVP" and "MVP" for only 28 minutes, with 44 points flying "King of New York."
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The "King of New York" was Jaylen Brunson (29, New York Knicks).
In a home game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden in New York on the 13th (Korea time), Brunson scored 44 points, five rebounds, and six assists to lead the team to a landslide 140-106 victory. The win kept the Knicks in third place in the Eastern Conference, as they secured their 26th win (14 losses) of this season. Milwaukee, on the other hand, fell one spot to fifth place, 0.5 game behind the fourth-place Orlando Magic (22-18 losses), with 20 wins and 17 losses.
Brunson's "one-man show" stood out in the game. Brunson showed off his outstanding performance by scoring more than 40 points after just 28 minutes and 47 seconds. The Knicks overwhelmed Milwaukee, where Jannis Atetokumbo (24 points and 13 rebounds) and Damian Lillard (22 points and 5 assists) made efforts thanks to organic offensive moves by Karl-Anthony Towns (30 points and 18 rebounds), Josh Hart (11 points and 11 rebounds), and Cameron Payne (18 points and 2 assists).
In the first quarter alone, Brunson scored 23 points by combining two three-point shots and seven free throws. If not for the injury in the third quarter, he would have exceeded 50 points individually. Brunson scored 55 points (average 25.5 points per game in this season) in the game against the Washington Wizards on April 29.
Brunson collided with an opposing defender during the under-the-goal breakthrough in the third quarter, holding his right shoulder and headed to the locker room. There was silence in the stadium for a while, but when he returned to the court after receiving treatment, home fans shouted "MVP 안전놀이터." However, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau did not give Brunson a chance to score 50 points as the score gap widened. The Knicks will have a back-to-back schedule with the Detroit Pistons at their home stadium on the 14th.