While Stephen A. Smith wanted to vomit over the performance of the Knicks in Game 4, another ESPN personality was in a much better mood after the Pacers downed the Knicks to even the second-round series at 2-2.
Led by Jalen Brunson’s 44 points, the Knicks took a commanding 121-91 win over the Pacers in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.
The 13-year-NBA veteran went 5-for-8 from three-point range in 23 minutes off the bench, his third consecutive postseason game contributing at least 14 points.
Jalen Brunson gets more comfortable, more understanding of what’s required to succeed, and he attacks those angles, as he did starting in high school..