PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson enjoyed — well, if you know anything about the Knicks’ best player, he didn’t enjoy it at all — a breakout offensive game after two uncharacteristically poor shooting nights to start the first round of the playoffs.
Brunson’s 39 points went for naught in a Game 3 loss to the Sixers after the Knicks had won twice in New York despite their All-Star point guard shooting a combined 29.1 percent from the floor.
“Ball went in the hole. I was able to make plays, not just for myself, but for others. But for all that being good, we lost, so it doesn’t really matter,” Brunson said after practice Saturday at Wells Fargo Center. “[It’s about] being together and reading each other on both offense and defense. And just being a step quicker to everything, but most importantly sticking together.”
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