Jalen Brunson, Knicks stave off elimination, force Game 6
Jalen Brunson is now a Top 100 scorer in playoffs history. He passed all these players tonight:
George Mikan
Rajon Rondo
Terry Cummings
Tom Chambers
Alex English
Andre Iguodala
Sam Cassell – 11:34 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Jalen Brunson had 31, so Aaron Nesmith must not have played him that well right? Check out these crazy numbers: Brunson with Nesmith on: 30 mins, 3/13 FG, 10 points. Brunson with Nesmith off: 7 mins, 6-6 FG, 7-8 FT, 21 points. Brunson had 10 shooting plays and 21 points in 7 min – 2:04 AM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Despite Jalen Brunson scoring 31 points, the Knicks were a minus-16 with him on the floor (plus-7 when he was on the bench). … In at least moderately related news, Aaron Nesmith was a game-high plus-20 for Indiana. – 11:35 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Jalen Brunson with 0 points on 0-2 shooting in the fourth after dropping 29 in the first three quarters. The Pacers are 21.5 seconds away from a 3-1 Eastern Conference Finals lead. – 10:46 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Jalen Brunson still on the bench with under eight minutes to go and the Knicks down 12. Haliburton re-entering now. – 10:18 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
JUST IN: Indiana Pacers swingman Aaron Nesmith is doing better than expected and will play in Game 4 tonight, coach Rick Carlisle tells @hoopshype. A huge boost for Indiana as Nesmith has been the primary defender on Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson. pic.x.com/dCfY6f36xR – 5:21 PM
