Injured during the playoffs of the “bubble”, Jalen Brunson had experienced a complicated first round against the Clippers last year, with only 8 points on average at 46% success, and 10 assists in seven games.
Now holder for Dallas, and much more empowered by Jason Kidd, he is downright the best scorer since the start of the “postseason”, with 167 points scored in the six games against Utah! He thus shone against the Jazz with 27.8 points on average, 4.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists on average, compensating in particular for the absence of Luka Doncic at the start of the series before returning to the service of the Slovenian at the end.
Enjoying (a little) the happiness of qualification
The whole series, in any case, he brought what the team needed, like Game 6 where he launched a Dallas team in difficulty offensively, before also scoring the last points in the “money- time”.
“Basically, I erased the last two seasons”he explains. “This year is different for me, and I want to keep going, trying to keep helping my team win. »
The leader wants to take advantage (a little) of this qualification, before quickly turning to Phoenix.
” I am enthusiastic “ he continues like this. “It’s really a great moment for us. I know for the guys who have been around for a while and have finally made it to this milestone, it’s a lot of happiness. For the rest of the day, we will enjoy it. But starting tomorrow, we have a big job to do. We have to quickly turn the page after tonight. »
The conference semi-final between the Mavericks and the Suns thus starts on Monday evening, and the Texans will need a Jalen Brunson at the same level to doubt the best team of the regular season.
“We pulled everything we could out of JB in this series”assure Jason Kidd. “We started the streak without Luka, and Spencer (Dinwiddie) and JB carried us through until Luka came back, and then we got to play with Luka like he’s done all season, and he’s been important to us. on both sides of the field. »
In the pot since childhood
It was still Jalen Brunson who scored the most valuable 3-pointer of Game 6, on an offering from Luka Doncic, at 94 everywhere, two minutes from the end. And even if he left a free throw on the way a few seconds from the end, which allowed Utah to hope to snatch the extension, Jason Kidd could only sing the praises of the double NCAA champion (2016, 2018) with Villanova.
“He did everything to put his team in a position to win and his teammates helped him”concludes Jason Kidd. “His support game is incredible. It’s a bit like a boxer – or a footballer – who controls his lower body knowing where he wants to go. But it probably also runs in the family. He has the fundamentals since primary or high school, having understood how cool it is to have the fundamentals at the supports, to be able to pivot and still be aggressive or be a threat to score with the ball. »
It must be said that Jalen Brunson is the son of former NBA player and assistant Rick Brunson. He was therefore able to work on his fundamentals from an early age, but also for three years in the NCAA. What now explode in the Great League, and probably claim a very nice contract at the next “free agency”…
| Jalen Brunson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 73 | 22 | 46.7 | 34.8 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 57 | 18 | 46.6 | 35.8 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 68 | 25 | 52.3 | 40.5 | 79.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 79 | 32 | 50.2 | 37.3 | 84.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 16.3 |
| Total | 277 | 25 | 49.4 | 37.3 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 11.9 | |
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