Jalen Brunson Made Knicks Franchise History Dominating Nuggets

As shared by NY Knicks PR on X, that broke a tie with Richie Guerin for the most in franchise history. Brunson now sits atop the list alone with the most 40/5/5 performances by a Knicks player.

It seems as if every time he takes the court, the star point guard is breaking some sort of record or continuing his ascent up an all-time list.

The game against the Nuggets is already the 11th time that Brunson has scored at least 40 points in a game at Madison Square Garden. As shared by ESPN Insights on X, that moves him into second place on the franchise history list behind only Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing.

It should come as no surprise that his head coach, Mike Brown, is once again advocating for him to be under serious consideration for the MVP award. This isn’t the first time Brown has gone to bat for his star point guard, and it almost certainly won’t be the last.

"That's what an MVP candidate does. On a big stage he showed why he should be mentioned as one of the first guys, if anybody's talking about MVP candidates, he should be one of the first ones mentioned,” Brown said while speaking to reporters after the victory over Denver, via Knicks Videos on X.

Brunson was voted as a starter in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, so he is getting some much-deserved recognition. Climbing the MVP ladder will be a tougher task, but as long as he continues producing at the level that he has, and New York keeps winning games, he will be hard to ignore.

Through 46 games, he is averaging 27.4 points per game to go along with 6.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds. He has a strong .473/.381/.852 shooting split and has started to really improve on the defensive end of the court, helping elevate the Knicks’ overall performance to another level.