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Jalen Brunson scored 45 points in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals versus the Spurs yesterday.

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1Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
6/13/2026
45
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
41
3
3
2
0
14
27
51.9
4
7
57.1
13
15
86.7
67.0
1
2
3
1
+10
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
5/18/2026
41
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
49
24
3
1
3
14
25
56.0
1
2
50.0
12
13
92.3
66.7
9
15
3
4
+16
3Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/11/2026
43
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
37
5
2
1
0
13
26
50.0
4
12
33.3
13
15
86.7
66.0
1
4
1
1
+28
4Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
4/29/2026
45
DET DET
vs
ORL ORL
44
4
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
5
8
62.5
14
14
100.0
77.2
3
1
6
3
+3
5Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
4/29/2026
45
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
41
9
7
2
0
17
31
54.8
6
11
54.5
5
12
41.7
62.0
2
7
6
2
0
6Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
4/25/2026
43
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
42
4
1
0
1
13
17
76.5
5
5
100.0
12
12
100.0
96.5
2
2
1
4
+10
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
4/25/2026
42
OKC OKC
@
PHX PHX
38
4
8
1
0
15
18
83.3
1
3
33.3
11
12
91.7
90.2
1
3
3
4
+10
8Jalen Williams
J. Williams
6/16/2025
40
OKC OKC
vs
IND IND
35
6
4
1
0
14
25
56.0
3
5
60.0
9
12
75.0
66.1
1
5
1
4
+14
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
5/26/2025
40
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
40
9
10
1
0
13
30
43.3
2
7
28.6
12
14
85.7
55.3
4
5
5
4
+5
10Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/21/2025
43
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
38
1
5
0
0
15
25
60.0
1
6
16.7
12
14
85.7
69.0
0
1
7
5
-8
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/13/2025
44
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
44
15
5
2
0
17
25
68.0
5
7
71.4
5
5
100.0
80.9
6
9
2
4
-8
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5/12/2025
42
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
40
8
4
4
2
16
28
57.1
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
71.6
0
8
4
3
-9
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/9/2025
43
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
37
9
5
1
0
14
29
48.3
5
13
38.5
10
14
71.4
61.1
5
4
2
4
+35
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/6/2025
48
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
36
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
17
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/5/2025
42
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
42
22
6
1
2
15
29
51.7
2
6
33.3
10
13
76.9
60.5
5
17
7
5
+10
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/1/2025
40
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
42
4
7
0
0
15
33
45.5
3
10
30.0
7
8
87.5
54.8
2
2
2
2
+5
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
4/29/2025
43
DEN DEN
vs
LAC LAC
40
5
7
3
1
17
26
65.4
8
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
81.3
0
5
1
2
+17
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
4/27/2025
43
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
44
9
6
0
1
12
23
52.2
5
10
50.0
14
17
82.4
70.5
4
5
1
2
+3
19Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
5/23/2024
40
BOS BOS
vs
IND IND
37
5
2
1
0
14
27
51.9
4
10
40.0
8
11
72.7
62.8
2
3
2
4
+18
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5/14/2024
40
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
41
7
13
2
1
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
8
9
88.9
77.0
0
7
0
2
+21
21Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/14/2024
44
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
43
4
7
0
0
18
35
51.4
2
6
33.3
6
7
85.7
57.8
0
4
3
2
+31
22Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
5/12/2024
44
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
45
5
5
2
1
16
25
64.0
5
8
62.5
7
8
87.5
77.1
0
5
3
2
+5
23Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
5/6/2024
43
NYK NYK
vs
IND IND
44
6
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
1
4
25.0
14
14
100.0
66.9
1
5
4
2
+12
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
5/4/2024
43
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
42
7
3
1
2
17
29
58.6
3
7
42.9
6
6
100.0
68.0
2
5
1
1
+10
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
5/3/2024
50
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

RPG

10.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

APG

6.1

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors
46
36
.561
14.0
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 1

94

Final

90

SAS Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.9

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

107.8

Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

120.4

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

114.3

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.9

Spurs

106.7

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

15.5

Spurs

7.7

Thunder

7.4

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,137.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

801.5

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

778.2

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,120.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

831

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

814.5

Castle

Stephon Castle
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.53

Reed

Paul Reed
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.55

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0