LeBron James and Jalen Brunson shared a warm embrace after the Lakers' victory at Madison Square Garden. Brunson's exceptional performance, with an impressive 30.9 PPG in his last 15 games, has drawn praise from James and others. The Lakers' defensive strategy against Brunson has garnered attention, with the team doubling him more than 30 times during the game.
Lakers sellout defense on Jalen Brunson could be replicated by other Knicks opponents The Lakers doubled teamed Brunson more than 30 times at The Garden on Saturday. @krisplashed https://t.co/Bc14U7mmXr
I thought I was high on Jalen Brunson. But this comparison really shows how great he's been this year. https://t.co/mWxrukC5v5
This season, Jalen Brunson has scored more points in the paint than Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic AND Brunson has made more three-pointers than Donovan Mitchell and James Harden and Kevin Durant Think about that for a second. https://t.co/wc9Xz9EKi6
Jalen Brunson’s last 15 games: 30.9 PPG 62.5 TS% 86.4 FT%—6.9 FTA/g 3.8 RPG 7.0 APG 13-2 Record King of New York https://t.co/rAXHjU2LtP
LeBron James: Jalen Brunson is playing at more than All-Star level this year #JalenBrunson #LeBronJames https://t.co/gsKhMYyqdL
LeBron James shows love to Brunson and fans after the Lakers win at MSG 🗽 https://t.co/gr4fgyUbmb
LBJ and Jalen Brunson link up after a tough battle at MSG. 🤝 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/ETfPk8vV1G
LeBron James and Jalen Brunson embrace each other after their battle at The Garden 💯🗽 https://t.co/s8nBAIzHox