Jalen Brunson once again led the New York Knicks to a win over Indiana and made NBA history

Jalen Brunson has once again confirmed his position as the scoring leader in this year’s elimination battles! Thanks to his 43 points on the home floor, the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 121-117 to take the series lead. Brunson himself made NBA history with this performance.

Knicks take the lead

However, the team from New York did not get the victory for free. Indiana bravely resisted throughout the game. The Knicks did build a slight lead on their home floor after the first quarter, but it dissipated by halftime, thanks to the collective performance of the visiting team.

Indiana once again showed a great collective performance, with the whole team contributing equally to the scoring. The result was a 6 point lead at halftime. The Knicks, thanks to Brunson, gradually reduced the point deficit and with a successful finish in the game decided the first game of the conference semifinals in their favor.

However, the Knicks were very lucky in the end, as a bad verdict of the referees gave them the advantage and New York scored the key three of the game from the counterattack.

Brunson made playoff history

So Brunson once again broke the 40-point mark. This time, he put 43 points in the Pacers’ basket and solidified his lead in the scorers’ chart with 36.6 points per game. He also added 6 rebounds and 6 assists, all in 43.5 minutes on the floor.

With this performance, he made NBA history by becoming only the fourth player in history to break the 40-point mark in the playoffs in 4 straight games.

He joins a legendary trio of players who have done it. This record is held by Jerry West, who did it in the playoffs in 6 consecutive games, equaling the feats of Bernard King and Michael Jordan, who even managed this feat in the 1993 NBA Finals.

In addition, Brunson was well supported by the shooting duo of Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo, who contributed another 49 points to the grinder. Myles Turner was the main scorer for Indiana with 23 points. However, as usual, nobody stood out in this unit. Six players broke the double-digit point mark.

Unfortunately, Indiana, even after a great performance, leaves this game as a losing team. Moreover, the bad verdict of the referee will be in their stomach for a long time.

Source: NBA