A scan of Monday’s Game 4 box score is all you need to see Jalen Brunson’s 32-point, 11-assist performance. That alone, is impressive.
However, what those numbers don’t show you was how much he had to work to get there. Gabe Vincent making things difficult for Brunson has been one of the main reasons for the Miami Heat’s 3-1 advantage in this series.
When the series started, Vincent was responsible for RJ Barrett and barely guarded Brunson, but that started to change when Butler went down with an injury, and the results were encouraging.