Brunson's 39 Leads Knicks to Game 5 Win

0:00On April 30, Jalen Brunson dropped a playoff best 39 points to power the New York Knicks to a 126-97. Blowout over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. That victory puts the Knicks up three games to two in the series, and it's the second straight time they've kept Atlanta's offense under 100 points. The Knicks jumped out fast, hitting 65% of their shots in the first quarter for a 13-point lead. Brunson stayed hot all game at over 65% from the floor, then sealed it with 17 points in the fourth quarter alone. Heist 10th. Playoff quarter with 15 or more since 2023. New York's defense was locked in tight, as Brunson put it, completely shutting down Atlanta's top score, CJ McCollum, to just six points. Carl Anthony Towns and OG are new, NHB stepped up big inside with double doubles, while Jalen Johnson paced the Hawks with 18 points amid. Their offensive struggles, history now favors the Knicks too.

1:00Teams winning game five in a tied series move on over 81% of the time. They hit to Atlanta for game six on Thursday, one win from clinching and punching their ticket to round two.