Knicks, Jalen Brunson and Tom Thibodeau
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The New York Knicks saw their season come to a disappointing end at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. It was their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, when they also fell to the Pacers.
Jalen Brunson broke out as a bona fide star in the NBA during his 2023-24 campaign with the New York Knicks. But his offseason somehow managed to be even more eventful.
Jalen Brunson was being picked on defensively by the Indiana Pacers and picked apart by pundits for his ball-dominant game as the New York Knicks returned home to Madison Square Garden on Thursday, one loss from having their best season in 25 years end with a whimper.
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Those two led the Knicks to 51 wins and the conference finals, but the defense was not good enough, even with Mitchell Robinson.