Jalen Brunson is one of the best scorers in the NBA postseason, averaging just under 27 points per game for the New York Knicks.
Brunson, a 6-foot-2 point guard, seems to get to his spots at will. He scores in a variety of ways, going to work at the rim, in the midrange and behind the 3-point arc.
During the most recent episode of the “Mind The Game” podcast, LeBron James identified Brunson’s dominant left hand as a reason he’s so difficult to defend.
“He’s a lefty,” James said. “90% of our league, 95% of our league are righties. The lefties that are dynamic in our league, it’s sometime just hard to kind of get a cadence of that. Manu Ginobili, James Harden and now Jalen Brunson. It’s a different feel when a guy is coming at you lefty.”
Brunson scored 30 points in the Knicks’ series-opening win over the Spurs in San Antonio. He followed that performance up with a 20-point outing in Game 2, securing a 2-0 lead for New York on the road.
Brunson scored a series-high 32 points in Game 3 on Monday night, but it wasn’t enough to take down Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs for a third straight game. Wembanyama also scored 32 points to go along with his eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks in the 115-111 win at Madison Square Garden.
Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tipoff at 8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday night.
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