Detroit – Jalen Brunson did not need to put his cape and be the superhero of the Knicks this time.
Finally he trusted his cast of support, and the difference was marked.
After fighting with a stagnant offensive through the appearance of the first two games, the Knicks enjoyed their best ball movement of the series in their victory of the 3 118-116 game over the Pistons on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena.
They delivered their most complete game in the offensive as results.
This is exactly what Leon Rose and Tom Thibodeau imagined when they spent so much capital in last season acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges and giving Og Anunoby the biggest contract in the history of the franchise.
“It helped a lot,” Brunson said about the team’s ball movement. “We were able to stay in the rhythm as a team. Just when they get used to in races, we were all synchronized, we were all on the same page. We found a way to win.”
The Knicks ended with 22 assists after registering a 15 of season 15 in their game defeat 2 Monday.
They had 15 in the first half of Thursday night before the game was adjusted by the section.
Through the first two games in the series, Brunson’s use rise shot, held the ball for a longer time and the Knicks passed less.
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But after saying Thursday morning that he would do it, he clearly made a point of emphasis to involve his teammates and act as a true shipowner.
He ended with nine assists, the most he has had in the series, along with 30 points.
And three other Knicks ended with 20 or more points, since the cities were 31, Anunoby was 22 and Bridges was 20.
Brunson’s domain in the first two games hurt Towns, who just had 10 points in game 2 and did not take a shot in the fourth quarter of that game.
On Thursday, Towns fired a stellar of 10 by 18 from the field.
It was also 4 of 8 from a range of 3 points after taking only five in total in the first two games.
Many of those 3 batteries arrived as a trailer in the transition.
The Knicks played to notice faster on Thursday.
“We think that [Game 1]We played faster and it was good for us. Actually, that is the way we like to play, “said Thibodeau. Obviously, there are many things that we must do better and correct Sunday’s game.”
