Not only is Brunson the first Knicks player ever to score 50 points while making nine 3s, but he is also the first NBA player to finished 8-of-8 shooting on 3-pointers in a half.
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Per multiple NBA betting sites, Brunson holds 17th-ranked odds to win NBA Clutch Player of the Year. In New York’s 139-122 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, the six-year guard amassed a career-high 50 points, six rebounds, nine assists, and five steals in 36 minutes of action. New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson is now only the fourth NBA player since the 1973-74 season to record at least 50 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five steals in a single game, joining Rick Barry (1974, 1975), Michael Jordan (1988), and Anthony Davis (2016).
