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Jose Alvarado’s Knicks leadership gets Game 2 shoutout from Mike Brown
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The New York Knicks have taken a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after dominating Game 2, 109-93, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The Knicks are now just two wins away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
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The Cavaliers tried to keep it close in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks kept pushing the lead to double digits with Jalen Brunson's timely baskets . Brunson scored 10 of his 19 points in the final frame.
While the Knicks did not get much scoring from their bench, coach Mike Brown gave a special shoutout to Jose Alvarado . He only played eight minutes, but Brown said Alvardo gave the team a huge emotional boost .
"He's uplifting the entire team when he's on the bench. He's always talking in a positive way. He's showing our young guys that you can impact the game if you're present, because Jose's always present," said Brown in the video posted by SNY.
Alvarado failed to score. He only tallied one rebound, one assist, and one block. But he was visibly encouraging his teammates, along with the home crowd.
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The spunky guard, who grew up in Brooklyn , has repeatedly said it was his dream to play for the Knicks. Now, he has a strong chance of winning a title with his hometown squad, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it.
With the way Brunson, who earned praise from Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson , has been playing, Alvarado might not see a lot of opportunities on the floor. That, however, is not a problem for him. He would even be the first person to cheer for Brunson.
Because that is what a good leader does.
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