I see a lot of people saying Brunson shouldn’t be Finals MVP if the series ended right now.
Most of the argument comes down to his efficiency.
Kobe shot 40.5% in the 2010 Finals and went 6-for-24 in Game 7.
Meanwhile, Ron Artest/MWP put up 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and hit the dagger three that sealed the championship.
Kobe still won Finals MVP, because Finals MVP isn’t always about who had the biggest moment or even the best individual game. It’s about who carried the offense, commanded the defense’s attention, and delivered throughout the series.
OG has been phenomenal. KAT’s aggression attacking Wemby has been a huge part of this series too.
But when I think about this series, Brunson is still the player seeing double teams, taking the physical punishment, and commanding the attention of San Antonio’s entire defense.
He’s averaging 29.5 points, 5.0 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.
That’s why he’s my Finals MVP so far.
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Isiah Thomas defends Jalen Brunson in the NBA Finals 🗣️🏆
"Little fella averaging 29 PTS in this series... but you talk to me about 'He's only shooting 32% from the field.' The MF is averaging 30 in the series!"
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Draymond Green says game 4 had to be the greatest playoff game he’s ever seen:
“Because the Spurs were dominating. They were rolling. They were doing everything right. Everything they had to and the Knicks were playing pathetic. And it just started to split slowly but surely. And they kept going, kept going, kept going. When I tell you it got to the point to where when it was in single digits, the building was like an earthquake. Like they scoring the building was shaking. I’m talking about like literally shaking. Like do you feel the building shaking? I thought I was back in California. I had to check the location on my phone and realize damn, I’m still in New York City.”
(Via @DraymondShow)
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So, it's like that. Wemby really out there trying to injure people.
This would be an all-time cheapshot if he had injured OG.
Silver, come get your spoiled golden boy. He's a menace to the league