Milan, 9 May 2024 – New York flies to 2-0 against Indiana in the second round series of the NBA playoffs. The Knicks keep Madison Square Garden unbeaten in the second match too, winning 130-121 and now putting the Pacers against the wall, who will necessarily have to redeem themselves in Game 3 at home. The Big Apple’s franchise is stronger even than bad luck: Brunson he hurt his right foot in the first period, missed the entire second quarter, but then returned in the second half and scored 24 points of his final 29 points. Stop also for Anunobyforced to forfeit the final part of the match.
The story of the challenge
In the first quarter, New York starts better, goes up 8, but then loses Brunson and the balance reigns again, so much so that in the 12th minute the scoreboard reads 36 all. In the second half, without their leader, the locals see their opponents running away, mainly dragged by Toppin e McConnell. At halftime Indiana leads by 10 points and things seem to be going really badly for the Knicks. But upon returning to the court for the second half, Brunson is back and the music changes. New York goes on a 36-18 run in the third quarter and regains command of the game. In the fourth period, with Anunoby out (28 points up to that point) Brunson scores 14 points and, excellently supported by DiVincenzo (28 points) e Hart (double double of 19 points and 15 rebounds), while on the other hand the 34 points of a Haliburton decidedly different than that of race 1.
Jokic Mvp
As the playoffs progress, the final individual awards are awarded. The regular season MVP title goes to Nikola Jokicwho thus becomes the ninth player in NBA history to win this recognition three times later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Larry Bird e Magic Johnson. In this year, the Serbian center of Denver Nuggets he averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9 assists per game, with 25 triple doubles. Beaten Shai Gilgeous-Alexander e Luka Doncic, second and third respectively. Further back Giannis Antetokounmpo e Jalen Brunson.
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2024-05-10 00:42:05
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