If Jaylen Brown (facial fracture) or DeMar DeRozan (grade 1 thigh strain) misses the All-Star game, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is the unquestioned top choice as a replacement.
Brunson proved that again Wednesday night as he completely outclassed the Atlanta Hawks’ former All-Stars Trae Young and Dejounte Murray in the Knicks’ wire-to-wire 122-101 victory.
Brunson outscored the Young-Murray tandem 29-25 as he hit 10 of 19 from the field in another efficient shooting night. The Knicks’ rising star added nine rebounds and five assists as he and two-time All-Star Julius Randle led the Knicks to their third straight win and five of their last six.