Jalen Brunson’s historic postseason run shows no signs of slowing down.
The star guard opened the Eastern Conference semifinal round with 43 points, six assists and six rebounds in Game 1 between the Knicks and the Pacers at Madison Square Garden.
In doing so, he joined rare company.
- He was the first player since Michael Jordan to score 40 or more points in four consecutive playoff games, and the fourth player to do so, joining Bernard King and Jerry West.
- He became the fifth player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and have at least five assists in five consecutive games, joining a list that includes Oscar Robertson, Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
not bad.
The 27-year-old took his game up several notches in the postseason, storming the 76ers in the first round with 35.5 points per game in a six-game series, becoming the seventh player in the league to do so. He is the first player in history to score 40 or more points in three consecutive games and the first since King in 1984.
He totaled 47, 40, and 41 points in the final game of the 76ers series.
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West, a Lakers Hall of Famer, holds the record for scoring 40 or more points in six consecutive playoff games, a feat he accomplished in 1965 with Los Angeles.
This came after Brunson finished fourth in the league with an average of 28.7 points per game during the regular season.
His dominance in Philadelphia may have helped erect a Nike billboard on the corner of West 34th Street and Seventh Avenue in Midtown, which was unveiled Monday.
The sign superimposes a photo of Brunson from the back, wearing a blue and orange No. 11 jersey with one arm raised, and reads, “Don’t sleep.”
After a regular season that saw him join the ranks of the NBA’s elite, few were sleeping on him entering the postseason. And it’s hard to believe that there will be anyone left when it’s all over.
