The key gentleman of the year staged a key battle of the year

When Brunson made the final three-pointer 9.2 meters away 4.6 seconds before the final game at the Detroit Caesars Arena, the entire basketball world seemed to have been pressed. The moment when the timer is zeroing and the sound of the ball rubbing the net intertwined, the New York Knicks ended this tragic first round series 116-113, and the scene of Brunson kneeling and roaring is destined to become an eternal classic in the history of the NBA playoffs. The fierce showdown in the series between the two teams has been revealed since the first game. G1 Knicks completed the reversal and turnover under the perfect driving of Brunson's 12 points, 4 assists and 0 turnovers in the final quarter; G2 achieved Cunningham's breakthrough 1.3 seconds before the final game, and then attracted three people to double-team, and used a cross-legged pass across the half to Schroder in the bottom corner, who hit the most important three-point tie in his career. In overtime, Pistons rookie Osal Thompson's death entanglement against Brunson became the winner. His ghostly lateral movement speed forced the Knicks core to make 1 of 5 shots in overtime, and the total score was 1:1.

The next G3 stages the most absurd script of fate. 0.5 seconds before the final game, when Brunson completed a 2+1 turnover with an incredible drift throw, Detroit's timer suddenly broke down. After reviewing, the referee announced that the game ended early. Behind this penalty that caused heated discussions across the United States, it could not hide the superstar light that Brunson scored 8 points in the last 2 minutes. When he faced Osal Thompson, Durham and Stewart, he used a reverse step to deceive all the defenders. The exquisiteness of his ending skills at the basket made retired celebrity Nash sigh: "This reminds me of Tony Parker at the peak, but Brunson's hands are more delicate." The winner and defeat of

G4's victory and loss are still 1.2 seconds before the final game. Hart's three-point foul on Hardaway was missed, and the Knicks passed the game again. But all eyes are focused on Brunson, who is fighting with injuries. After a sprained ankle in the third quarter, his performance of 15 points in a single quarter was a miracle. The most shocking moment happened at 3 minutes and 11 seconds in the last quarter. Brunson used Towns to break through to the penalty area. Facing Durham's sky-covering block, he twisted his body in the air and changed to a left-handed basket. This goal that violated ergonomics made the Pistons defensive coach kneel down in this game. Brunson staged another 32-point and 11-assisted hero script. The G5, which was against the enemy, became the declaration of the revival of basketball in Detroit. The Pistons weave a fire net with a 47.3% three-point shooting percentage. Cunningham scored 20 points in the second half, Osal Thompson scored 22 points and 3 steals, and Beasley's 5 three-pointers on the bench, forcing the New Yorker into a desperate situation. Brunson made only 4 of 16 shots in poor form in this game. Towns was completely suppressed by Durham, but this failure seemed to be the eve of the storm. Every frame of the

The Ultimate Decisive Battle G6 is worth loading into the basketball textbook. Brunson had the determination to win from the first second of the game, and scored 15 points in 5 minutes in the first quarter. But the Pistons' tenacity was beyond imagination. Beasley, who came on the bench, made 5 three-pointers in the second quarter, Cunningham made three difficult backward jump shots at the end of the third quarter, and Durham even made 5 dunks to shock the basket. When the game entered the last 2 minutes and 23 seconds, the Pistons were leading by 7 points, the broadcaster had already begun to prepare for the title of the "Trip Seven Battle" - until Brunson started the killing mode.

He first broke through with a sign hesitation step and then broke into the basket and stumbled and sent the ball into the basket again. Finally, he took the final shot from 9.2 meters away in 4.3 seconds. The ball went into the net. As the Pistons ended in a mistake, the Knicks advanced to the next round 4:2. Post-match technical statistics show that Brunson scored 66 points at the critical moment of the series, and Cunningham's cold data of 1 of 8 shots in the last two final games became the most cruel footnote on the road to transformation of geniuses. The essence of this round of series is a violent collision between two basketball philosophy. Brunson used his terrifying output averaged 31.5 points, 8.2 assists and a true shooting percentage of 58.7% to prove why he is the most indisputable candidate for the "key player of the year". His 189 pick-and-roll starts scored 1.12 points per round, exceeding 96% of the league's players. When he was on the court, the Knicks netted 2.7 points in a hundred rounds. After the game, the team's offensive efficiency plummeted to 85.7, which further highlighted its irreplaceable tactical value. Although the young Cunningham has a slightly inferior figure of 23.8 points and 6.2 assists, he averaged 92.5 touches (fourth in the league) and 9.4 potential assists per game, outlining the prototype of the future cornerstone of Detroit.