Jalen Brunson gave New York Knicks fans a proper scare on Wednesday night after the All-Star point guard suffered a scary injury early on in Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers.
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The New York Knicks are now up 2-0 after defeating the Indiana Pacers with a score of 130-121 on Wednesday night, but it was not without some nerve-wracking moments.
All-Star guard Jalen Brunson scored 24 of his 29 points after returning from a right foot injury and lifting the Knicks to a 130-121 win over the Pacers on Wednesday.
The injury bug kept biting the New York Knicks but they pulled off the win. Coach Tom Thibodeau had to make a lot of in-game adjustments after Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby went down.
The Knicks took a 2-0 lead but lost another key player to injury, Reggie Miller returned to Madison Square Garden as an announcer and still got booed and the referees had another rough fourth quarter. Here are three stars from Wednesday’s NBA playoff game.
The Knicks grabbed a 2-0 lead in their second-round series with Indiana, but manpower is becoming a concern as they get closer to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The New York Knicks may have a shot to add an elite forward next to Jalen Brunson in the trade market this summer. Reports have broken that Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns may ask for a trade from their respective franchises once the season concludes, making them prime targets for the Knicks to pursue.
The New York Knicks rotation was already thin entering the playoffs, and now it’s even thinner after the team announced Tuesday that backup center Mitchell Robinson suffered a stress injury to his ankle and will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks, essentially ending his postseason prematurely.
As the New York Knicks continue their playoff push following a game one win against the Indiana Pacers, ESPN recently commented on what their greatest strength is.
Brunson, DiVincenzo, Ionescu, Starks ... Hartenstein? The New York Knicks found the next metropolitan hope from deep on Monday night, if only for a few fleeting, fateful seconds.