Jalen Brunson is the most clutch player of our generation.
Not a hot take. A pattern.
He's led the NBA in playoff clutch points three postseasons in a row. He and Kobe Bryant are the only two players in NBA history to lead the league in total playoff clutch points for three consecutive seasons.
The Spurs led by double digits in all five games. The Knicks won four of them. Every single win was a comeback.
• Game 1, he scored 13 in the fourth.
• Game 4, down 29, he put up 36.
• Game 5, on the road, 45 points. Thirteen straight for New York in the fourth. Broke Willis Reed's franchise Finals record that stood since 1970.
Since quarter data has been tracked, no player has averaged more fourth quarter points in the Finals. Brunson's at 11.2. Nobody else has ever cracked 10.
And one more number nobody's ready for.
Since 1997, only one player has scored at a higher rate in playoff crunch time than Brunson. Michael Jordan. Take out free throws and Brunson passes him.
Guys spend whole careers chasing one moment like this. It's just another day at the office for Brunson.
The clutch gene isn't a myth. It just plays point guard for the Knicks.
mixed JAY-Z’s "Where I'm From" on the NAS “NY State of Mind" beat 🗽🗽
Hov & Nas just shared the stage last night for Jay’s 30th Anniversary & did a crazy medley, so had to flip it asap
Should I drop the full version??
Nas on a Jay beat later today, stay tuned..
Juan Soto es el rey de la Liga Nacional 🔥
Lidera la Liga Nacional en: • wRC+ (168) • OPS (.984) • wOBA (.416) • SLG (.570) • OBP (.414)
"Las métricas que hoy definen a los mejores bateadores"
The Trail Blazers’ analytics department reportedly viewed Jaylen Brown as a negative player 😳, per @TheAthletic
“Another team with widely reported interest, the Trail Blazers, similarly did not join the chase. A Blazers team source said the Blazers were never enamored with Brown, even before Boston made it known he was available on the trade market. Two factors went into the Blazers’ disinterest: Their analytics viewed him as a negative player and the Celtics’ asking price was too high.”
(Via https://t.co/daGXVy7Ici)
Free agent center Mitchell Robinson has agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million deal to sign with the Boston Celtics, with a player option in third season, sources tell ESPN. Robinson departs the Knicks after serving a key role on the historic championship team.
Just in: Free agent guard Landry Shamet intends to sign a new four-year, $24 million deal to return to the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN. Shamet's agent, George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group, worked with Knicks executives on Monday to land the long-term commitment.