The data went viral. Jaylen Brunson A few days ago he became the first player since then 2009 in having consecutive years as its starting point New York Knicks in the first game of the season.
A year ago, the 27-year-old point guard was under the scrutiny of the entire NBA after signing a contract 104 million dollars for four years. He emerged from Luka Doncic’s shadow on the Dallas Mavericks to lead a media bombshell like the Knicks every year. And he ended up taking those from the Big Apple to the second round of the Playoffs while the Mavericks didn’t even manage to crack the top ten in the West.
Now the expectations are different. The Knicks are betting on the continuation of the projectwith Tom Thibodeau as coach and loyal soldiers in Brunson, Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Quentin Grimes and Immanuel Quickley.
They are not favorites or second-string contenders for the title, but after winning 47 games in the last regular season and reaching the sixth game of the Eastern semifinals in the playoffs, we hope that they can achieve a little more and enter among the Last four teams standing in the postseason for the first time since 2000. A complicated wish with the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics on that side of the league.
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The Knicks are the second team to retain the most male players in their rotation since last season, and their only notable move in Free Agency was the signing of Donte DiVincenzo. Its structure remains solid, but The highlight must be done by Jalen Brunson.
So much Randle as RJ Barrett they have repeatedly shown that they are inconsistent as offensive options, but not Branson. They trust to put the ball in their hands and give them the answers they need in the fourth quarter as they did in so many games last season.
After an expected opening loss to the Boston Celtics, albeit painful because they blew a six-point lead in the final minutes, the Knicks needed to show their faces in Atlanta this Friday, and they did: They beat the Hawks 126-120 on the roadwith Branson at the level they need.
Jalen finished with 31 points and 5 assists signature a a spectacular 8-12 on 3-pointers, the ninth-highest three-pointer in a game in Knicks history and tied for the second-highest mark in the last five seasons. The most important, Branson’s career highafter the jump as a shooter he made last season, developing from 37% triple hit rate to 41%.
There’s an argument to be made for Brunson as the second-best point guard in the entire Eastern Conference behind Damian Lillard, based on what he showed in the Playoffs last season. The main discussion could be with Trae Young in this place, and he from the Knicks won the head-to-head this time.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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