NBA季後賽4月15日正式開打,東部第5種子的紐約尼克在布朗森(Jalen Brunson)27分的帶領下,終場以101比97擊敗第4種子克里夫蘭騎士,系列賽以1比0領先。
尼克在第一節以45.5%的命中率,單節進帳30分取得優勢,第二節持續穩定輸出,半場打完尼克以50比45領先,明星前鋒藍道(Julius Randle)也已經攻下16分。
易籃後,尼克改由布朗森領軍,他在第三節獨拿12分,幫助球隊擴大領先優勢。騎士決勝節雖然有米契爾(Donovan Mitchell)跳出來,一度以93比92逆轉戰局,但尼克隊靠著哈特(Josh Hart)和布朗森即時止血,打出7比2攻勢要回領先,尼克最終壓住騎士的反撲、收下開門紅,這也是自2013年以來,尼克首度於季後賽在客場取勝。
Jalen Brunson (27 PTS, 2 STL) was CLUTCH in his first playoff appearance as a Knick!
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2023
He had 21 points in the 2nd half to help lead the Knicks to a Game 1 win in Cleveland.#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel pic.twitter.com/iuDjLo7C60
MONSTER performance by Donovan Mitchell in his @cavs postseason debut.
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2023
38 PTS
8 AST
3 STL
They look to even the series Tuesday at 7:30pm/et on TNT. pic.twitter.com/lFSWHs9Nrn