Jalen Brunson kaiba ang angas, James Harden nabahag buntot

Hindi napigil ni James Harden si Jalen Brunson sa stretch, supot din ang mga tira ng The Beard kaya hindi nakabawi sa opensa.

Ang resulta: Napakawalan ng Cleveland Cavaliers ang 22-point lead at itinakbo ng New York Knicks ang 115-104 overtime win sa Game 1 ng 80th NBA Eastern Conference finals nitong Martes ng gabi sa Madison Square Garden.

Suma-total, nagkalat si Harden sa magkabilang dulo ng court.

Umiskor si Brunson sa isang consecutive possessions habang tina-tao ni Harden. Tumapos si Brunson ng 38 points – 15 dito mula sa 7 of 9 shooting sa fourth quarter.

“He made some tough ones, but we obviously all know he’s a great 1-on-1 player,” bulalas ni Harden, naka-15 points pero 5 of 16 lang sa floor, 1 for 8 sa 3s, at nilista ang 6 sa 19 turnovers ng Cavs.

Binigay ni New York coach Mike Brown ang bola kay Brunson at sinabihan ang kanyang point guard na atakehin ang depensa ni Harden.

“There is no secret: We were attacking Harden,” giit ni Brown.

Naglatag ang Cavs ng help defense pero wala ding nangyari.

“We started sending two at him, getting the ball out of his hands, full rotating,” paliwanag ni coach Kenny Atkinson. “James was good most of the game. Listen, we weren’t great defensively in the fourth quarter.”

Umayuda ng 18 points si Mikal Bridges at tig-13 sina OG Anunoby, Josh Hart at Karl-Anthony Towns na nagbaba pa ng 13 rebounds.

Pinamunuan ng 29 points ni Donovan Mitchell ang Cavaliers, may 15 markers, 14 boards si Evan Mobley.

Abante pa ang Cleveland 93-71 may 7:52 pa sa fourth quarter pero mula roon hanggang OT ay na-outscore 44-11.

Sa Madison Square Garden sa New York muli ang Game 2 sa Biyernes (araw sa Manila). (Vladi Eduarte)

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