Of Jalen Brunson’s 192 field goals and his 539 points across 19 playoff games, one play in particular stood out to Jay Wright.
It was in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ Game 5 victory over the Spurs.
Brunson was matched up one-on-one with Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs’ 7-foot-4 defensive menace and the league’s first-ever unanimous Defensive Player of the Year.
Rather than set up Wembanyama for a jumper, Brunson took him inside, ignoring the 14-inch difference between the two.
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