Jalen Brunson helped usher in a new era with the Knicks as a promising point guard.
The Knicks haven’t sent a point guard to the All-Star Game since Mark Jackson in 1989.
One curse disappeared, but the other survived. Brunson is an All-Star, but was unable to overcome his franchise-long slump in the 3-point contest.
Brunson had a solid performance, but missed his final three 3-pointers when he needed one to survive and did not advance to Saturday night’s final game in Indianapolis. Ta.
Damian Lillard of the Bucks won his second straight championship, defeating Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves and Trae Young of the Hawks at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Before Brunson, eight Knicks played in the event, including Trent Tucker twice in 1986 and 1988. Last season, Julius Randle was selected to compete as a member of the team for the first time in 10 years, but his performance fell far short. The Knicks, who have seen challenges from Steve Novak, Danilo Gallinari, Quentin Richardson, Allan Houston, Charlie Ward and Hubert Davis, are still waiting for their first championship.
In this year’s contest, Brunson got off to a cold start and hit just 1 of his first six shots, but he found fire from the top of the key. He had seven knockdowns in a row and entered the final ruck where he needed to sink three to have a chance of making it to the finals.
He reached 24 points with two consecutive hits at the start of the final rack, but it ended there. Brunson’s last three treys clattered off the rim.
Team Pacers — Tyrese Halberton, Benedict Mathurin, Myles Turner — Won the skills challenge.The team’s top picks (Paolo Banchero, Anthony Edwards) fell short. Victor Wembaneyama) and Team All-Stars (Scottie Barnes, Tyrese Maxey, Trae Young).
