Jalen Brunson, named the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year, showed Ausar Thompson and the Detroit Pistons why one final time in the 2025 NBA playoffs.
Brunson, whose 40 points carried the Knicks to a 116-113 victory in a wild Game 6 over the pesky Pistons on May 1, was asked postgame about his winning 3-point shot over the defense of Thompson after finally ending an extremely competitive series.
After explaining how he created space despite the efforts from the prodigious second-year wing, Brunson was effusive in his praise for Thompson, his new nemesis.