Source: New York Post
In what turned out to be Rick Carlisle’s final game as head coach of the Mavericks in 2021, Jalen Brunson played 10 minutes off the bench in a Game 7 loss to the Clippers in the opening round of the playoffs. Brunson insisted Saturday that he needs no added motivation as the Knicks prepare to square off Monday against Carlisle and the Pacers in Game 1 at the Garden, but ESPN reporter Tim MacMahon, who covered him in Dallas, said on the Hoop Collective podcast, “I can assure you this: [Brunson] remembers getting essentially benched in that series. ” The Knicks’ emerging superstar wouldn’t bite when asked Saturday about that scenario involving Carlisle, who led the Pacers to a 47-35 record in the regular season and a first-round elimination of the Bucks.
