NBA Communications: The 2024-25 Kia All-NBA Second Team: Jalen Brunson of @nyknicks 
Stephen Curry of @warriors Anthony Edwards of @Timberwolves LeBron James of @Lakers Evan Mobley of @cavsSource: x.com
Stephen Curry of @warriors Anthony Edwards of @Timberwolves LeBron James of @Lakers Evan Mobley of @cavsSource: x.com
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NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“He’s on pace to be the greatest Knick ever. If he wins the NBA championship, it won’t even be a contest.”
—@QRich on where Jalen Brunson ranks among the Knicks’ greatest
(via @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.x.com/gNM50ekrMA – 1:11 PM
“He’s on pace to be the greatest Knick ever. If he wins the NBA championship, it won’t even be a contest.”
—@QRich on where Jalen Brunson ranks among the Knicks’ greatest
(via @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.x.com/gNM50ekrMA – 1:11 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
NEW: Entering Game 2, Indiana’s priority is to make the game difficult for Jalen Brunson. “You got to have a toolbox full of tools,” said Rick Carlisle. “And not all the tools are going to work.” si.com/nba/pacers-mus… – 11:19 AM
NEW: Entering Game 2, Indiana’s priority is to make the game difficult for Jalen Brunson. “You got to have a toolbox full of tools,” said Rick Carlisle. “And not all the tools are going to work.” si.com/nba/pacers-mus… – 11:19 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Michael Jordan, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Allen Iverson.
The only guards in NBA history with more 40-point playoff games than Jalen Brunson. pic.x.com/znrkHtMptk – 10:46 AM
Michael Jordan, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Allen Iverson.
The only guards in NBA history with more 40-point playoff games than Jalen Brunson. pic.x.com/znrkHtMptk – 10:46 AM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
On this day in 2009, LeBron drilled this iconic game-winner against Orlando during the Eastern Conference Finals 👑🔥
(via @NBAHistory)
pic.x.com/OjUML2PIX4 – 8:41 AM
On this day in 2009, LeBron drilled this iconic game-winner against Orlando during the Eastern Conference Finals 👑🔥
(via @NBAHistory)
pic.x.com/OjUML2PIX4 – 8:41 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Players with 10+ FGs and 10+ assists in a game so far this postseason
– Nikola Jokić
– James Harden
– Cade Cunningham 2x
– Jalen Brunson 2x
– Jayson Tatum
– Julius Randle 2x
– And now Tyrese Haliburton – 12:48 AM
Players with 10+ FGs and 10+ assists in a game so far this postseason
– Nikola Jokić
– James Harden
– Cade Cunningham 2x
– Jalen Brunson 2x
– Jayson Tatum
– Julius Randle 2x
– And now Tyrese Haliburton – 12:48 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Turnovers in Game 1 at New York
Indiana Pacers: 7
Jalen Brunson by himself: 7 (postseason career-worst) – 12:14 AM
Turnovers in Game 1 at New York
Indiana Pacers: 7
Jalen Brunson by himself: 7 (postseason career-worst) – 12:14 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Jalen Brunson passed all these players in playoff scoring tonight:
Adrian Dantley
Jerome Kersey
Jrue Holiday
Charles Oakley
Dick Barnett
Rik Smits
Dave DeBusschere
Michael Finley
Shawn Kemp
Shawn Marion
He’s No. 117 all-time now. – 11:50 PM
Jalen Brunson passed all these players in playoff scoring tonight:
Adrian Dantley
Jerome Kersey
Jrue Holiday
Charles Oakley
Dick Barnett
Rik Smits
Dave DeBusschere
Michael Finley
Shawn Kemp
Shawn Marion
He’s No. 117 all-time now. – 11:50 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Jalen Brunson 43 points
Karl-Anthony Towns 35 points
Tyrese Haliburton 31 points
Aaron Nesmith 30 points
This is just the fifth playoff game in NBA history with four 30-point scorers. – 11:48 PM
Jalen Brunson 43 points
Karl-Anthony Towns 35 points
Tyrese Haliburton 31 points
Aaron Nesmith 30 points
This is just the fifth playoff game in NBA history with four 30-point scorers. – 11:48 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jalen Brunson in Game 1:
43 PTS
5 AST
15-25 FG
The first Knick ever with a 40-point game in the Conference Finals. pic.x.com/pKT7kMUmFm – 11:14 PM
Jalen Brunson in Game 1:
43 PTS
5 AST
15-25 FG
The first Knick ever with a 40-point game in the Conference Finals. pic.x.com/pKT7kMUmFm – 11:14 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Playoff games with 40+ PTS and 5+ AST for the Knicks:
7 — Jalen Brunson
4 — Every other player combined pic.x.com/QsjSN6WNaT – 11:08 PM
Playoff games with 40+ PTS and 5+ AST for the Knicks:
7 — Jalen Brunson
4 — Every other player combined pic.x.com/QsjSN6WNaT – 11:08 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Jalen Brunson is on bench w/5 fouls at the moment & NYK has scored 14 straight points to take a 16-pt lead with 7:22 to go. Brunson has 31 pts on 12-for-18 shooting. This is his 18th playoff game with 30+ pts as a Knick, tying Patrick Ewing for the most in franchise history. – 10:19 PM
Jalen Brunson is on bench w/5 fouls at the moment & NYK has scored 14 straight points to take a 16-pt lead with 7:22 to go. Brunson has 31 pts on 12-for-18 shooting. This is his 18th playoff game with 30+ pts as a Knick, tying Patrick Ewing for the most in franchise history. – 10:19 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
With 10:05 to go in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson picked up his fifth foul and exited the game.
In the two and a half minutes that followed, the Knicks have gone on a 14-0 run. – 10:19 PM
With 10:05 to go in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson picked up his fifth foul and exited the game.
In the two and a half minutes that followed, the Knicks have gone on a 14-0 run. – 10:19 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jalen Brunson has 5 fouls, but with 9:20 left to play, the Knicks are outscoring the Pacers by 8 points with Brunson OFF the floor – 10:09 PM
Jalen Brunson has 5 fouls, but with 9:20 left to play, the Knicks are outscoring the Pacers by 8 points with Brunson OFF the floor – 10:09 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
4:44 3Q: Four fouls on Jalen Brunson, who has a game-high 22pts.
Pacers within two after a pair of free throws from Haliburton (20pts). – 9:47 PM
4:44 3Q: Four fouls on Jalen Brunson, who has a game-high 22pts.
Pacers within two after a pair of free throws from Haliburton (20pts). – 9:47 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
KAT and Jalen Brunson combine for 33 PTS in the first half 🔥
Knicks lead at the break 🍿 pic.x.com/SQjX2MkwdE – 9:19 PM
KAT and Jalen Brunson combine for 33 PTS in the first half 🔥
Knicks lead at the break 🍿 pic.x.com/SQjX2MkwdE – 9:19 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Indiana’s guard defenders are mostly good. It’s just that “mostly good” is a sizable step down from “Ausar Thompson” and then “Derrick White and Jrue Holiday,” so not super surprised Jalen Brunson looks great thus far. – 8:18 PM
Indiana’s guard defenders are mostly good. It’s just that “mostly good” is a sizable step down from “Ausar Thompson” and then “Derrick White and Jrue Holiday,” so not super surprised Jalen Brunson looks great thus far. – 8:18 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
The world-famous, on-the-block, back-to-the-basket, low-post scorer: Jalen Brunson. – 8:18 PM
The world-famous, on-the-block, back-to-the-basket, low-post scorer: Jalen Brunson. – 8:18 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Most years receiving MVP votes
20 – LeBron James
19 –
18 –
17 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16 – Tim Duncan
15 – Karl Malone
14 – Shaquille O’Neal
13 – MJ, Kobe, Olajuwon – 7:21 PM
Most years receiving MVP votes
20 – LeBron James
19 –
18 –
17 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16 – Tim Duncan
15 – Karl Malone
14 – Shaquille O’Neal
13 – MJ, Kobe, Olajuwon – 7:21 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
LeBron James has replaced Michael Jordan as the oldest player in NBA history to receive MVP votes.
He’s now both the youngest (at age 19) and oldest player (at age 40) ever to receive MVP votes. – 7:15 PM
LeBron James has replaced Michael Jordan as the oldest player in NBA history to receive MVP votes.
He’s now both the youngest (at age 19) and oldest player (at age 40) ever to receive MVP votes. – 7:15 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
2025 award winners remaining in the playoffs:
— Jalen Brunson
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
That’s it. pic.x.com/IEX4qjsg5p – 4:14 PM
2025 award winners remaining in the playoffs:
— Jalen Brunson
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
That’s it. pic.x.com/IEX4qjsg5p – 4:14 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I’m one of his best buddies, but at the same time I did not see the level of what he has risen to.”
Fmr. NBA G Ryan Arcidiacono on the rise of his former teammate Jalen Brunson
Hear Give and Go with @WorldWideWob & @adaniels33 every weekday at 1pm ET on NBA Radio, Ch. 86. pic.x.com/Nfmm8qNobP – 3:57 PM
“I’m one of his best buddies, but at the same time I did not see the level of what he has risen to.”
Fmr. NBA G Ryan Arcidiacono on the rise of his former teammate Jalen Brunson
Hear Give and Go with @WorldWideWob & @adaniels33 every weekday at 1pm ET on NBA Radio, Ch. 86. pic.x.com/Nfmm8qNobP – 3:57 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
On Jalen Brunson and the Knicks’ journey to the conference finals: nytimes.com/athletic/63713… pic.x.com/boCRZ6YQtO – 8:40 AM
On Jalen Brunson and the Knicks’ journey to the conference finals: nytimes.com/athletic/63713… pic.x.com/boCRZ6YQtO – 8:40 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Tonight was the first time that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 25+ field goals and 10+ free throws in the same playoff game
Michael Jordan did it 46x
LeBron James did it 27x
Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson did it 20x each
Donovan Mitchell has done it 9 times (3x vs IND) – 2:50 AM
Tonight was the first time that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 25+ field goals and 10+ free throws in the same playoff game
Michael Jordan did it 46x
LeBron James did it 27x
Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson did it 20x each
Donovan Mitchell has done it 9 times (3x vs IND) – 2:50 AM
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LeBron James: ALL NBA at 40!! Low key crazy to me right now! Sitting here watching the playoffs just thinking about it. Blessed beyond I can even imagine.👑🙏🏾 -via x.com / May 23, 2025
Keerthika Uthayakumar: 40-year-old LeBron James just became the oldest player to be named to an All-NBA team in NBA history, passing 39-year-old LeBron James. -via Bluesky / May 23, 2025
Dan Woike: LeBron James makes All-NBA 2nd team. He’s been on All-NBA team 21-straight seasons, -via x.com / May 23, 2025
During a recent interview on “The TK Show,” Kerr explained why his bond with Curry is eerily similar to the close relationship between longtime San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and highly decorated big man Tim Duncan. “Very similar, very similar,” Kerr told Tim Kawakami about his relationship with Curry having a striking resemblance to Popovich’s and Duncan’s. “I think Pop and I are a lot alike in many ways, and I think Steph and Tim are a lot alike. I would say that Tim and Steph, if you had to put down names who every coach who ever coached in the NBA, if you asked them to name a couple guys they would want to partner with, Steph and Tim would maybe be the first two guys. -via NBC Sports Bay Area / May 22, 2025
“And I think that’s the dynamic I saw with Pop and Timmy when I played for four seasons with the Spurs. It was very similar, it was collaborative, it was genuine love and friendship. A lot of humor a lot of joy, it’s hard to find that. But Steph and Tim are very similar in that regard. They’re probably the two most collaborative superstars. the most easy to work with that I can imagine.” -via NBC Sports Bay Area / May 22, 2025
Steve Kerr: It’s a tricky one because Jonathan Kuminga obviously is gifted and wants to play a bigger role and wants to play more. And for me, I’ve been asked to win. And right now, he’s not a guy who I can say I’m going to play 38 minutes with the roster that we have — Steph and Jimmy and Draymond — and put the puzzle together that way and expect to win. -via San Francisco Standard / May 22, 2025
Kristian Winfield: Thibs on not calling a timeout when Brunson had ball on final possession: “Open floor. I thought he got the space. I’m gonna trust him in that situation vs. dead ball.” -via x.com / May 23, 2025
Law Murray: The New York Knicks were outscored by 20 points with Karl-Anthony Towns on the floor in Game 2 The Knicks 5-man starting lineup of Brunson / Bridges / Hart / Anunoby / Towns was outscored by 13 points in Game 2 and has been outscored by 29 points in the 2025 ECF vs Pacers. -via Bluesky / May 23, 2025
Fred Katz: FINAL: Pacers 114, Knicks 109. Pacers lead the Eastern Conference Finals 2-0. • Siakam 39-4-3 • Haliburton 14-8-11 • Turner 16 pts • Brunson 36-3-11 Game 3 scheduled for Sunday night in Indianapolis. -via x.com / May 23, 2025
