Live broadcast on May 1st, NBA Playoffs, the Knicks home court 101-108 lost to the heat. After the game, Brunson was interviewed.
When talking about Butler, Brunson said: “He is not in the state of 100%. He is one of the best defenders in the league. His steps are not moving fast enough, but his hands are still fast.
“He mainly defends me, I need to speed up, I need to protect the ball. As I said just now, today’s failure is my fault.”
In this game, Brunson made a 40-minute debut and made 11 out of 23 shots, of which 0 was in the 3-point goal 7, and 3 out of the 4 free throws got 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, with 5 mistakes.
Related reading: hard! Butler broke through and was kicked to the right ankle by Hart. He touched his ankle and still insisted on the match.
