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Jalen Brunson limps off courtroom, returns to drop 15 in 4th vs. Pistons
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Jalen Brunson limps off courtroom, returns to drop 15 in 4th vs. Pistons

Last updated: April 28, 2025 2:59 am
Editorial Board Published April 28, 2025
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DETROIT — With 2:52 left within the third quarter of Recreation 4, Jalen Brunson limped off the Little Caesars Enviornment ground.

By 10:14 remaining within the fourth, with the Knicks trailing by 10, their captain was again — and from there, he took over.

Brunson scored 15 factors within the fourth quarter, fueling a 94-93 comeback victory that lifted New York to a commanding 3-1 collection lead over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

He completed with a game-high 32 factors on 13-of-26 capturing from the sector, together with four-of-seven from three — and as soon as once more delivered the signature heroics which have come to outline his season.

There was by no means a doubt he’d return.

“Moments like that, you’ve gotta take a breath, you’ve gotta relax, you’ve gotta think what’s going on,” Brunson stated after the sport. “And I spotted that I simply wanted to readjust, and I made positive I used to be mentally prepared to return into the sport — ‘trigger I used to be going again into the sport.

“There really wasn’t a doubt, regardless of if I was stumbling or not. Yeah, that’s pretty much it.”

Josh Hart wasn’t shocked, both.

“First off, I want to see him get off his ass. If he got to, go to the locker room. Don’t let them see you down,” Hart stated. “But I know if he can walk, he’s going to play, he’s going to compete. But if he can’t go, we have more than anything to go out there and hoop.”

Brunson, who was named the NBA’s Clutch Participant of the 12 months on Wednesday, led the league in clutch factors per recreation this season. And he confirmed why once more on Sunday, scoring or helping on 10 of the Knicks’ 15 clutch factors down the stretch.

“He’s gonna take us to the promised land. At the end of the game and that fourth quarter, he’s gonna make those shots, make big plays,” stated teammate Mikal Bridges. “Just who he’s always been. As much as he’s aggressive, I think a lot of shots are just — you don’t wanna lose. I think it’s just his grit to win, and that’s why I like him going.”

Brunson’s dramatic exits — solely to return moments later — have turn out to be a well-recognized sight for Knicks followers. Generally it’s a minor tweak. Generally it’s a sneaker change. However hardly ever does it gradual him down for lengthy.

“You never want to see any of your players get injured. Things happen in a game. It could be an injury. It could be foul trouble. It could be an illness. The next guy has to get in there and get the job done,” head coach Tom Thibodeau stated.

“When Jalen goes out, we’ve all been through that where (he) misses an extended amount of time. You are not replacing Jalen individually. It’s collectively. You do it with your defense, your rebounding, your sharing the ball and taking care of the ball. So if you do that, you have a chance to win against anybody.”

However when Brunson is on the ground, there’s no mistaking it. His means to rise to the second — battered or not — has turn out to be the Knicks’ biggest weapon.

“I think you guys have been around long enough to know he has a great belief, and it comes from his preparation,” Thibodeau stated. “In the long run, he’s at all times going to determine, ‘OK, I can get to this.’

“He’s obtained quite a lot of issues he can get to and the fantastic thing about his recreation is, in the event you watch it each evening and see how particular it’s — however in the event you have been within the gymnasium, all of the belongings you see within the recreation, these are the precise issues he works on.

“Before practice, after practice, when he comes back at night. So when he gets into the game, his mind, his body, he’s already trained for it. He does it in game-like speed, so he doesn’t have to adjust. That’s what makes him special.”

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Brunson obtained some much-needed assist down the stretch on Sunday.

Karl-Anthony Cities scored the Knicks’ final 5 factors within the ultimate minute-and-a-half of regulation. Cities made the game-winning shot with 46.6 seconds left within the fourth, stepping again to create area for a 3 from 27 ft away from the rim.

“All I got to say is I learned a lot from JB. He has the (Clutch Player) award for a reason,” Cities stated after the sport. “I do my best Jalen Brunson impression. Just happy tonight it looked good. So shout out to JB.”

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Cities and Brunson mixed for 59 factors on 23-of-49 (47%) capturing from the sector in Recreation 4.

“That’s KAT, you guys cover the NBA all the time,” Hart stated. “First quarter, you go out there and you hoop, get guys involved. In that fourth quarter, your guys take over and win the game, and that’s what they did.”

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