Winning is a family affair for Jalen Brunson, and he made sure to celebrate the Knicks’ 144-114 series-clinching victory over the 76ers as such.
The Knicks star was captured sweetly celebrating the win with his family after he put up 22 points in 28 minutes in Game 4 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, while shooting 8-of-17 from the floor and 6-of-10 from 3-point range.
In one photograph, Brunson is seen picking up his daughter, Jordyn, and kissing her on the cheek.
In another image, he is seen holding his daughter, who will be 2 years old in July, and sharing a kiss with his wife Ali.
In a separate heartwarming moment, the Knicks star is seen walking off the court while holding his daughter’s hand as she walks beside him.
During Brunson’s postgame press conference, he was briefly interrupted by an adorable voice in the back of the room shouting, “Hi dada.”
Jordyn could be heard shouting “dada” a second time, which caused Brunson to chuckle and lose his train of thought for a moment.
Sunday’s win marked the second consecutive postseason run in which the Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals, though the team did it in emphatic fashion against the Sixers.
All but one game was close during the series and Brunson continued to show how he has helped turn the Knicks into a winning franchise.
Brunson has averaged 28.0 points on 48.6 percent shooting from the floor and 37.5 percent shooting from 3-point range.
Asked to reflect on his role in reviving the Knicks fortunes, Brunson wanted to save that question for later.
“I think that’s a question I would love to answer once I retire. This place means a lot to me and we’re still writing our story. So I’ll answer that at another time,” he responded.
The Knicks have some downtime while they wait to find out if they’ll be playing the Pistons or the Cavaliers in the conference finals.
