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Jalen Brunson left the New York Knicks scared for his health after they suspected that he may have suffered a groin, hamstring, or knee injury in Tuesday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Knicks star Jalen Brunson not worried about the team’s slow adjustment to new scheme originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The New York Knicks are currently undergoing a major philosophy change this season, but that hasn’t had any ill-affect on Jalen Brunson.
New York Knicks fans rallied to defend their star point guard Jalen Brunson after a social media post compared him to Lakers guard Austin Reaves. The comparison sparked immediate backlash from the passionate fanbase, who highlighted Brunson's superior playoff performances and overall impact.
Mike Brown has often repeated that the Knicks defense is ahead of the offense. And Sunday’s 115-107 defeat was reinforcement. The defense wasn’t good. But the offense was anemic. It barely existed outside of Jalen Brunson.
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the New York Knicks rode a huge second quarter to a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night and a 2-0 start to the season.
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Heat's second-half spurt earns home-opening win over Knicks
Norman Powell scored 29 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-107 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday night. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with a game-high 37 points on 14-for-26 shooting.
The Villanova product recorded 44 points, five rebounds, and six assists against the Bucks in their last meeting, leading the Knicks to a 140-106 win. In his last five games against the Bucks, Brunson has averaged 35.2 points, 7.2 assists, and 4 rebounds.