Career best, four games

Brunson has the best four-game stretch of his career

Jalen Brunson averaged 39.3 points and 7.8 assists over four games from April 7 to 12, shooting 54 for 104, and the Knicks went 4-⁠0.

By Performance Score the four add up to +42.2, the best four-game stretch of his 457 games.

The best of them was 45 points and 8 assists at Chicago on April 9, +16.0. He went 8 for 11 at the rim, 19 for 34 in the paint and 9 for 23 from mid-range. His 126 points from the field came on 104 shots, 23.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Josh Hart set up 6 of his 54 baskets.

His old best four, +41.2, came Feb. 7 to 13, 2023: 33.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists a game, 3-⁠1.

The four games

GameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
April 7, 2024at MILW 122-1093943680016-322-69-111+11+8.0
April 9, 2024at CHIW 128-1174245381013-247-1212-121+9+16.0
April 11, 2024at BOSW 118-1093039240015-236-113-52+28+12.3
April 12, 2024vs BKNW 111-10737301111010-253-77-70+7+5.9
Four games4-014815712312054-10418-3631-354+55+42.2

PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.

His shots, all four games

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.
157 PTS · 54-104 FG · 18-36 3P · 31-35 FT
54-104 FG 51.9%18-36 3P 50.0%

126 points from the field on 104 shots: 23.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
ZoneFG%League
At the rim8-1172.7%66%
In the paint19-3455.9%44%
Mid-range9-2339.1%42%
Corner 30-10.0%39%
Above-the-break 318-3551.4%36%

His old best four

GameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
Feb. 7, 2023at ORLW 102-98392525209-133-64-51+13+6.8
Feb. 10, 2023at PHIL 108-1193930790012-192-44-52−3+9.7
Feb. 11, 2023vs UTAW 126-1203938351011-222-514-151+4+8.7
Feb. 13, 2023vs BKNW 124-1063640250115-216-94-80+23+16.0
Four games3-115313314243147-7513-2426-334+37+41.2
His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.
133 PTS · 47-75 FG · 13-24 3P · 26-33 FT
47-75 FG 62.7%13-24 3P 54.2%

107 points from the field on 75 shots: 30.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
ZoneFG%League
At the rim12-1580.0%67%
In the paint12-1866.7%44%
Mid-range10-1855.6%42%
Corner 32-366.7%39%
Above-the-break 311-2152.4%35%