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One crippled aft Joel Embiid group a career-high pinch 50 points successful nan Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win, New York Knicks prima Jalen Brunson had conscionable nan correct reply successful Game 4.
Brunson dropped 47 points to lead nan Knicks to a 97-92 triumph connected nan roadworthy to make nan bid 3-1 successful their favor.
Brunson’s unthinkable efforts group a caller Knicks franchise grounds for nan astir points scored successful a azygous playoff game.
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Jalen Brunson of nan New York Knicks is shown successful nan 4th fourth during Game 4 of nan first-round playoff bid against nan 76ers astatine Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia connected April 28, 2024. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Momentum was surely successful nan 76ers’ favour entering this crippled because Knicks halfway Mitchell Robinson, who comes disconnected nan chair to spell Isaiah Hartenstein down low, was not disposable aft suffering a Game 3 ankle sprain. The 76ers came retired firing to commencement nan game, too, outscoring nan Knicks, 27-17, successful nan first quarter.
But nan Knicks trim nan Sixers’ lead to 49-47 astatine halftime, and a batch of that had to do pinch Brunson, who changeable 18 of 34 pinch 9-of-11 free throws made for his 47 points.
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Brunson put nan Knicks up astatine nan extremity of nan 3rd 4th erstwhile he sewage De’Anthony Melton to foul him connected a floater attempt.
The 4th fourth was a low-scoring affair, but nan Knicks won it, 20-16, pinch Brunson’s past 2 free throws made giving him nan Knicks record, which passed Bernard King’s 46 points against nan Detroit Pistons successful 1984.
Jalen Brunson of nan New York Knicks shoots a free propulsion during Game 4 of nan first-round playoff bid against nan 76ers astatine Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia connected April 28, 2024. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
What made nan capacity moreover much awesome was Brunson’s accustomed defender help, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo, had problem connected nan violative end. Hart didn’t make a azygous shot, going 0 of 7 from nan level and 4 of 8 from nan free propulsion line, while DiVincenzo had a unsmooth shooting crippled pinch 3 of 11 made and 2 of 7 from three-point land.
However, Hart made up for his violative inefficiencies pinch a team-high 17 rebounds. OG Anunoby helped nan Knicks pinch 16 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double, while Precious Achiuwa came disconnected nan chair and played nan full 4th fourth owed to Hartenstein’s 5 fouls called connected him successful nan 3rd quarter. He had nan work of containing Embiid, and he did nan job.
Embiid played nan full 2nd half and looked gassed by nan extremity of things. He vanished pinch 27 points connected 7-of-19 shooting pursuing his profession nighttime successful Game 3. He totaled 10 rebounds, six assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks arsenic well. Tyrese Maxey had 23 points for nan Sixers connected 8-of-21 shooting.
The Knicks and 76ers now caput backmost up to nan Big Apple, wherever New York will beryllium raucous successful hopes nan Knicks tin move connected to nan 2nd information of nan NBA playoffs.
Jalen Brunson of nan New York Knicks is shown successful nan 3rd 4th during Game 4 of nan first-round playoff bid against nan 76ers astatine Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia connected April 28, 2024. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
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More efforts for illustration this from Brunson will surely thief their cause.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
