Jalen Brunson is SURGING 📈 + UPDATE on OG Anunoby’s health | NBA Countdown

Jalen Brunson is SURGING 📈 + UPDATE on OG Anunoby’s health | NBA Countdown

Because the Knicks they have held opponents below 100 points in five straight games that is the longest streak by any team this season a team hasn’t had a six-game streak like that since the Spurs in December of 2018 now the Golden State Warriors they’re four and four in March they’ve lost three of

Their last five games but remember they were without Steph Curry in three straight contests he was working his way back from an ankle injury before he returned against the Lakers that was on Saturday and oh my goodness what do you call him perk big body Brunson yeah

Jaylen Brunson has been on a tear as of late dropping 40 points in each of his last two contests he became the fourth player with consecutive 40-point games in Knicks history and take a look at this overall Brunson has seven 40-point games this season that’s the most by a

Knicks player since Carmello Anthony in 20123 it is tied for the fifth most 40-point games in a season in Nicks history and I know you’re all taking notes cuz this is a lot it is tied for the most in a season by a Nicks guard all time kendri

We were talking in January when New York was the third seed in the Eastern Conference at that point you said that a successful postseason Run for the Knicks would be what the NBA Finals okay the NBA finals and and since then they’ve had a couple of injuries things go arai

They’ve dropped to Fourth now what would you say it is I would say the Conference Finals that’s all it’s dropped yeah that’s it you know why why we are in March Madness right sorry about that Wes my apologies okay we’re in Mar Madness and and I would like to bring up a guy

Who loves the month of March okay two time NCA champ big body Bronson that’s why because of what he’s doing on both ends of the floor we could talk about his play offensively and we know that he’s a certified bucket and the way he controls the game offensively for as

Getting his teammates involved it’s a mixture of the new and the old for as how he’s able to distribute and make guys around him better but he’s a leader right you watch him defensively him and tibs have this connection and guess what if you don’t believe me I’m not the only

Person that’s saying this about Jaylen Brunson okay yeah the guy he dropped 40 a 40 piece on the team they coach has something to say about it too you got to give a lot of credit um to Jaylen man he he’s he’s a hell of a player I I don’t know

If step maybe I don’t know if we blitzed anybody as much as we did Jaylen tonight try to Adam and he still scored 42 points damn that’s it we nope he said he mentioned his name was Steph he like they you know most coaches don’t show

Their hand yeah this early in the in the season when it comes to Blitz coverages and things of that nature Jaylen Brunson make you show your hand perk you’re right Jaylen Brunson has been a great March player all those Villanova guys on the Knicks the difference the difference

Between this tournament and that that one is these are best of seven this isn’t single elimination but Jaylen Brunson what he has done for this Nick organization outside of LeBron James moving in free agency outside of Kevin Durant moving in free agency he has been the most impactful free agent uh certainly maybe

Of the last decade in the NBA what he has done for this Nicks organization yes getting into playoffs last year advancing but he has pulled this entire organization that had been rudderless for years together and everything falls in the place around him he is as good of

A leader he is as good of a locker room character guy as there is in the NBA and he has taken his game the places that I don’t even think the Knicks expected that he would and they listen they had his assist Rick Brunson on the coaching

Staff his dad lean Rose their president used to be his agent they knew this player obviously very well but what he has done is remarkable the question’s going to be for this Knicks team can they get healthy well and that’s what it is no one’s questioning whether or not

Brunson is that dude we saw him in the postseason multiple times we’ve seen him throughout this season last year we’ve seen him be that dude but ultimately it’s about health in the postseason if he doesn’t have that Supporting Cast and the Boston Celtics do or the milwauke Bucks whove been playing pretty good

Basketball since the All-Star break if they’re healthy and locked in Brunson can be great and we saw him be great last year in the Miami series he was one of the few guys that was consistent RJ Barrett wasn’t we were struggling to get so much work from the rest of the Knicks

I think Josh Hart is having his best season of his career so I think they have helped but ultimately they are going to be C based off their help because they are always going to be looking up at those teams talent-wise right and it’s going to be a little bit

Tricky to make it to the Conference Finals if they stay where they are right now because they’d have to beat the Magic in the 4 Five series and then they’d have to beat the Boston Celtics in A4 series and that’s an incredibly tall task one that I know you do not put

Past jayen Brunson but really it’s not just Brunson that’s something else that you have your eye on sh yeah I know you talked about okay they’re looking up the Knicks right now are not a championship team right we all know that but they are close they are knocking on the door

Championship teams have two things they have defense and they have star power and they’re getting pretty great at both of those things particularly the defense this is one of the most elite defensive teams that we’ve seen this NBA season I just want you guys to see how committed

They are to rotations here they’re Hawking the ball handler the ball moves players fly second line of defense is there there’s rotation and this is an elite level defensive play from OG and an Obi he stunts but then he still recovers the Knicks they really want to contest everything and then most

Importantly they want to secure the rebound and it’s not just that they build walls on defense that’s why they’re able to win they may not throw up those 130 Point nights but look at the wall in which they Rim protect they have each other’s back and the head of

The snake is OG anobi he is by the numbers one of if not the best perimeter defensive player in the NBA he holds his opponents that are near him amongst qualified players to 41% defensively shoot you know offensively shooting and then look at these numbers again second

In holding opponents in points per game fourth in paint points per game they get defensive rebounds where people think that you have to rely on one player or two have this tremendous Center the Knicks have the defense now they’re trying to round out their star power and

They’re going to be great to come not to mention you know the way that we have seen games started the referees have started to call less fouls that plays directly into the physical nature of a Tom Tibido coach team but you mentioned OG anobi OG is out with that right

Injury management that right elbow management rather W he missed 18 games with that injury what more can you tell us about how long he could be out here mik I’m told that OG an anobi is going to be out more than just tonight that that right elbow has flared up again

They need it to calm down how long he is out is unclear but it’s certainly a concern for this next team they do not know the status of Julius Randall moving forward and right now they will miss ogan noi more than just this game against the Warriors tonight I’m

Chiney Ogwumike, Adrian Wojnarowski, Richard Jefferson and Kendrick Perkins join Malika Andrews on NBA Countdown to preview the New York Knicks vs. the Golden State Warriors, highlighting Jalen Brunson’s recent success and giving an update on OG Anunoby’s health.

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