Jalen Brunson will look to help the New York Knicks take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers on Friday when the teams play Game 3 in Indianapolis.
Knicks cannot afford another injury. Literally! Injuries are an inherent part of professional basketball, be they freak occurrences or incidental mishaps.
It's safe to say the Pacers are exasperated with the officiating in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks.
Jalen Brunson's playoff performance with the New York Knicks has been nothing short of remarkable, especially when compared to the tenure of Carmelo Anthony with the team.
As if the New York Knicks weren’t dealing with enough injuries, they suffered a few more in Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers. First, it was their best player, Jalen Brunson, who went down with a right foot injury midway through the first quarter.
Just win, baby. The story was the same the entire year. Get healthy for the playoff run. About midway through February, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, and OG Anunoby were the three guys that the Knicks were waiting to return to the floor for the late-season push.
The New York Knicks are in full control of their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers. Thanks to the heroics of an incredible-albeit-battered Jalen Brunson, the team has a solid chance of making their first Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in a good while.
New York may never lose a game again, let alone against a Small Market team like Indy. The New York Knicks just refuse to lose. That’s why the Manhattanites hosted a bunch of Hoosiers on Wednesday for Game 2 of the second-round series between Indiana and New York and beat them on one leg.
Reggie Miller was not scheduled to call the Pacers vs. Knicks series for TNT, but the network had Miller appear at Game 2 because of his competitive history with them.
The Knicks are now two wins away from clinching their first Eastern Conference Finals berth since the 1999-2000 season.
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.
Trailing by double digits early in the third quarter of Game 2, the New York Knicks turned to their trio of Villanova Wildcats to key their comeback.
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.
In six postseason games this season, Robinson has averaged 2.8 points and 6.8 rebounds across 19.2 minutes per game.
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.
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