Heroes and zeros from the Knicks’ 121-108 Game 3 win over the Cavaliers on Saturday night In Cleveland:
hero
It was classic Jalen Brunson.
He may not have started well, missing four of his first five shots, but he took control when the game was on the line.
Brunson scored 18 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, shooting 10-for-19 from the field.
His best play was the assist, an assist to Mitchell Robinson when the entire arena thought he was going to shoot.
The play beat the third quarter buzzer and pushed the Knicks’ lead to nine.
The Cavaliers never threatened again.
zero
Brunson has badly outplayed James Harden once again.
He had six more turnovers, and not only was he held scoreless in the fourth quarter, he didn’t take a shot.
On a night when the Cavaliers needed the best out of The Beard, he didn’t show up for most of the second half.
The unsung hero
It feels like coach Mike Brown has been thinking about benching Mikal Bridges for months.
The two-way winger is in the middle of his best stretch as a Knick.
He continued to shine on Saturday night, scoring 22 points on 11-for-15 shooting.
Bridges is shooting 68.2 percent from the field over the past 10 games.
Key statistics
29.3: The Cavaliers’ 3-point shooting percentage in this series.
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quotes
“I’m from New York, it doesn’t shock me. They do it in every arena. That’s how Knicks fans are. I was one that day,”
– Donovan Mitchell talks about Knicks fans invading Rocket Arena