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Jalen Brunson scores 39 points and the Knicks rout the Hawks 126-97 for a 3-2 series lead
Brunson nearly matched his playoff scoring high as New York shot 58.5% and moved one win from the second round.
- On Tuesday, Jalen Brunson scored 39 points, leading the New York Knicks to a 126-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden before 19,812 fans, giving the Knicks a 3-2 series lead.
- Following one-point losses in Games 2 and 3, the Knicks adjusted their defensive strategy to counter Atlanta's schemes. Brunson described the series as "a constant chess game" of adjustments and counter-moves.
- Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby supported the offensive surge, helping the Knicks lead 64-48 at halftime after shooting 58.5%. With Dyson Daniels defending Brunson, New York effectively utilized Towns to create scoring lanes.
- Brunson provided the finishing blow with 17 fourth-quarter points on 5-of-6 shooting, pushing his total past 30 and preventing any Hawks comeback attempt.
- The Knicks can close out the series Thursday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. A victory would send them to the second round for the fourth straight season, their longest streak since 1999-2000.
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Jalen Brunson can continue to build on his reputation as a big-time player if he finds a way to carry the New York Knicks into the second round of the playoffs.Led by Brunson, the Knicks hold a 3-2 lead over the Atlanta Hawks in their best-of-seven, first-round Eastern Conference series and will try to clinch the series on Thursday in Atlanta.Brunson scored 39 points with eight assists and a game-high plus-23 rating in Tuesday's 126-97 romp over…
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After struggling to find his shot early in the series against the Atlanta Hawks, Jalen Brunson got back on track in a big way with 39 points to lead the New York Knicks to a dominant 126-97 victory in Game 5 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in the series.
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Jalen Brunson pours in 39 as Knicks go up 3-2 on Hawks
Jalen Brunson scored 39 points to lift the host New York Knicks to a 126-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series. The post Jalen Brunson pours in 39 as Knicks go up 3-2 on Hawks appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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