Becky Hammond’s point about small guards is still correct, OG Anunoby was their best player on both ends in the finals. Brunson just happened to score 40 in game 5 to skew the narrative but anyone who watched knows that OG was the game changer for them. Period.
Jalen Brunson of the @nyknicks is the second player in NBA history to score 45+ points on the road in a title-clinching victory.
The other was Michael Jordan at Utah in 1998.