Jalen Brunson missed his first sport again at Dallas after the the purpose guard was dominated out earlier than tipoff of Tuesday’s sport towards the Mavericks resulting from a sore proper hip. Head coach Tom Thibodeau known as on Immanuel Quickley to interchange Brunson on Tuesday evening.
The Knicks additionally misplaced RJ Barrett within the first quarter of Tuesday’s sport resulting from a proper index finger laceration.
Brunson’s DNP spoils his first reunion sport in Dallas since becoming a member of the Knicks this summer time and marks his first missed sport of the season. Brunson, who signed a four-year, $110 million contract with the Knicks this summer time, did get an opportunity to play towards the Mavericks weeks in the past in MSG — which resulted in a blowout 121-100 loss.
The Mavericks chosen Brunson thirty third general within the 2018 NBA Draft. Superstar Luka Doncic was chosen thrid general in the identical draft. The two went on to be a troublesome duo to gameplan towards for opposing groups. Last season, the duo mixed to contribute 44.7 factors per sport for the Mavericks.
So far this season, Brunson is having a profession yr as the first ball-handler for the Knicks. He’s averaging 20.2 factors and 6.6 assists per sport — a bounce from final yr’s 16.3 factors and 4.8 assists per sport.
With the Knicks at the moment holding the sixth seed within the Eastern Conference, the guard hopes to safe a playoff spot and lead his crew to make a run — equally to what he did for the Mavs final season.
With Doncic out the primary three video games of the primary spherical playoff collection towards the Utah Jazz final season, Brunson performed a key function in his crew advancing. Brunson averaged 27.8 factors per sport that collection — dropping 41 factors on 60% taking pictures in Game 2. The Mavericks reached the Western Conference Finals, shedding to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors.
His sturdy play made the Knicks recruit the lefty guard within the offseason. Last week, the NBA stripped the Knicks of a 2025 second-round choose for tampering with Brunson’s signing.
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