Brunson’s Record Setting 47 Points Lifts Knicks
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
By Richard Jean
Embiid Blast Philly Fans
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
Philadelphia – Jalen Brunson scored a franchise playoff record 47 points, and the No.2 seed New York Knicks came into the city of brotherly love and defeated the No.7 seed Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 in game four of the first-round series on Sunday, April 28.
The 76ers led by as many as 12 in the first half, but Brunson scored 23 points in the time frame to cut the 76ers lead to a deuce at intermission.
Philadelphia started the third quarter on a 10-2 run but Brunson willed his way with 15 points to give New York a one-point advantage at the end of the period.
With 55.5 seconds left in regulation and 76ers trailing by 4, Brunson scored a wide open floating jumper to secure the Knicks’ road victory. Said Brunson of his record setting performance afterward, “seriously, it’s great right now. It helped us get a win. But it’s not going to do anything for us going forward.”
Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 27 points and 10 rebounds but after scoring 50 points the previous game, Embiid was a non-factor in the final quarter. He scored only 1 point, missing all 5 of his field goal attempts. The New York fan base made their presence known throughout the game something that did not sit well with Embiid. “I’ve never seen it and l’ve been here for 10 years,” he began. “It’ kind of pisses me off, especially because Philly is considered a sports town. They’ve always shown up and l don’t think that should happen. Yeah, it’s not okay.”
Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 23 and 19 points respectively.
Josh Hart grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds for New York while OG Anunboy pitched 16 points pulling down 14 rebounds.
With the Knicks taking a 3-1 series lead, they had the opportunity to advance to the conference semifinals with a game five win Tuesday night at home. They certainly do not want to go back the Philadelphia for game six.
Embiid will see what real home town fans look, feel and sound like.
Sports Editor Andrew Rosario contributed to this article.
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