Jalen Brunson
Lead guard · captain
29.8 PPG · 7.2 APG · 47% FG
The clutch-time scorer of the playoffs. Lives in the mid-range pocket nobody guards well anymore.
The drought ends or extends right here. New York swept Cleveland to reach the Finals for the first time since 1999 — now they wait on the West to see which kind of test they get.
The three names that have to play like themselves — and the x-factor who tips it either way.
The clutch-time scorer of the playoffs. Lives in the mid-range pocket nobody guards well anymore.
Drew the SGA assignment in the regular-season meetings. Knicks' best chance at containing elite perimeter scorers.
Pulls opposing centers off the rim. If KAT shoots 40%+ from three, the Knicks' ceiling is the trophy.
What has to happen — and the one thing that could blow it all up.
Rotation depth. Brown plays his starters heavy minutes. By Finals Game 6, Brunson and Bridges may be running on fumes against a fresher Western opponent.