Jalen Brunson will be the difference in the NBA Finals
ESPN's Tim Legler explains why Jalen Brunson's clutch-time buckets will be the difference in the NBA Finals.
Video Transcript
If it's close down the stretch, Jalen Brunson is better than anybody in those clutch time moments.
I think the one thing about Jalen Brunson, that's your to your point, I think we get close finishes, right?
So and I think if the They won't all be.
I think we're gonna get three, four, maybe more really close finishes where five minutes to go you don't know who's gonna win the game, and you've got Jalen Brunson on your team.
That gives the Knicks great confidence because he plays a grounded game.
So it's, it's more difficult, number one, to wear him out.
He's not e- he's not exploding off the floor to shoot deep jump shots where you're using your legs the entire game.
He plays a grounded game.
It's balance, it's footwork, it's strength, it's IQ, and it's touch.
That's how he gets you, and it's very difficult to get him off his spots.
And we also know as he goes up to shoot that ball, very few players in this league are more certain of the outcome in those moments than Jalen Brunson is.
There's a there's no self-doubt whatsoever, so just get them into a one possession game with five minutes to go.
That's what the Knicks feel like.
They've got the guy that can settle matters if we're in that position.
