{"id":14671,"date":"2023-05-04T04:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T03:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=14671"},"modified":"2023-05-04T04:31:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T03:31:35","slug":"jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Brunson fires up Knicks fans after Game 2 win vs. Heat without Jimmy Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In what was an uphill task, the New York Knicks managed to defeat a shorthanded Miami Heat 111-105, evening out their second-round playoff series at one. Thanks to Jalen Brunson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/202710\/jimmy-butler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jimmy Butler <\/a>was out due to an ankle injury, Miami still led for a greater part of the match until  Brunson ended the onslaught. He finished with 30 points, five rebounds, and two steals behind 6-of-10 shooting from deep, and his strong presence aided the Knicks in overcoming a fourth-quarter deficit to leave the court with a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this was not a one-man event, Julius Randle missed a triple-double (25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists) in his return from an injury, and RJ Barrett (24 points) carried the offense in the early going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Jalen got most of the adoration from fans on social media for his performance in Tuesday\u2019s Game 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BRUNSON FOR THREE \ud83d\udd25<br><br>Melo was loving it \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCgRmpvk3B\">pic.twitter.com\/oCgRmpvk3B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1653578104219267072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BUILT 4 THIS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K9uqvfrfuS\">https:\/\/t.co\/K9uqvfrfuS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jared Wade (@Jared_Wade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jared_Wade\/status\/1653577761473036288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">there are unopposed mayoral elections that are less one-sided than if jalen brunson ever decided to run for mayor of new york<\/p>&mdash; Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billdifilippo\/status\/1653577763364667393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">big shot jalen<\/p>&mdash; russ bengtson (@russbengtson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russbengtson\/status\/1653577600512454656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jalen Brunson is on a new team and that team is in the playoffs. His former team isn\u2019t. People watched him since HS, saw him win 2 nattys &amp; were like nah we won\u2019t draft him til the 2nd round. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeNeedMoreBasketballPeopleInBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeNeedMoreBasketballPeopleInBasketball<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BEAN \ud83c\udfc1\ud83c\udfc1\ud83c\udfc1 (@MGRADS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MGRADS\/status\/1653582371512532993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart are making every single winning play at Madison Square Garden. <br><br>This seems familiar.<\/p>&mdash; John Fanta (@John_Fanta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Fanta\/status\/1653579150186143745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jalen Brunson is the first Knicks player with a 30-point playoff game at MSG since Melo in 2013 \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rd4vZaCNJV\">pic.twitter.com\/rd4vZaCNJV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1653583161341669379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Took seven and a half quarters, but Jalen Brunson has finally figured out how to isolate a bad defender in his wheelhouse. A testament to Miami\u2019s collective paint protection.<\/p>&mdash; Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh) (@MikePradaNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikePradaNBA\/status\/1653578891976384512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Miami Heat could have easily given up and waited for Game 3 with Butler absent. They had home-court advantage no matter the results of Game 2 and were still on the road against a team that desperately needed a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, they went toe-to-toe with New York for the first half and brought a three-point lead into intermission. Caleb Martin was the only player that had double figures at that point, and this balanced approach was a challenge for the New Yorkers for extended stretches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was lower balance on the side of the home team, as Knicks not named Barrett, Randle and Brunson scored a grand total of seven points at the half. Barrett and Randle shooting outside gave a bright spot, yet the apprehension from the Crowd at Madison Garden was easy to pick up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami\u2019s injured players&#8217; list did not end with Butler, Tyler Herro, and Victor Oladipo, as Max Strus went to the locker room in the third quarter. During Strus\u2019 absence, New York took the lead temporarily, with Randle, Brunson, and Barrett staying aggressive, but there was no separation entering winning time in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it looked like Heat were going to pull away with Martin and Gabe Vincent appearing like All-Stars, Brunson delivered multiple threes and a step-back jumper. This plus, Isaiah Hartenstein creating second chances by drawing fouls and grabbing boards and a monster corner three from Josh Hartm and there was enough power to generate a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things may be different if Jimmy Butler comes back for Saturday\u2019s Game 3 in Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/joel-embiid-crowned-2022-23-nba-mvp-over-nikola-jokic-giannis-antetokounmpo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joel Embiid crowned 2022-23 NBA MVP over Nikola Joki\u0107, Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what was an uphill task, the New York Knicks managed to defeat a shorthanded Miami Heat 111-105, evening out their second-round playoff series at one. Thanks to Jalen Brunson. Although Jimmy Butler was out due to an ankle injury, Miami still led for a greater part of the match until Brunson ended the onslaught. He finished with 30 points, five rebounds, and two steals behind 6-of-10 shooting from deep, and his strong presence aided the Knicks in overcoming a fourth-quarter deficit to leave the court with a victory. But this was not a one-man event, Julius Randle missed a triple-double (25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists) in his return from an injury, and RJ Barrett (24 points) carried the offense in the early going. However, Jalen got most of the adoration from fans on social media for his performance in Tuesday\u2019s Game 2: The Miami Heat could have easily given up and waited for Game 3 with Butler absent. They had home-court advantage no matter the results of Game 2 and were still on the road against a team that desperately needed a win. Still, they went toe-to-toe with New York for the first half and brought a three-point lead into intermission. Caleb Martin was the only player that had double figures at that point, and this balanced approach was a challenge for the New Yorkers for extended stretches. There was lower balance on the side of the home team, as Knicks not named Barrett, Randle and Brunson scored a grand total of seven points at the half. Barrett and Randle shooting outside gave a bright spot, yet the apprehension from the Crowd at Madison Garden was easy to pick up. Miami\u2019s injured players&#8217; list did not end with Butler, Tyler Herro, and Victor Oladipo, as Max Strus went to the locker room in the third quarter. During Strus\u2019 absence, New York took the lead temporarily, with Randle, Brunson, and Barrett staying aggressive, but there was no separation entering winning time in the fourth quarter. When it looked like Heat were going to pull away with Martin and Gabe Vincent appearing like All-Stars, Brunson delivered multiple threes and a step-back jumper. This plus, Isaiah Hartenstein creating second chances by drawing fouls and grabbing boards and a monster corner three from Josh Hartm and there was enough power to generate a victory. Things may be different if Jimmy Butler comes back for Saturday\u2019s Game 3 in Miami. Related News: Joel Embiid crowned 2022-23 NBA MVP over Nikola Joki\u0107, Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jalen Brunson spurs Knicks after Game 2 win vs. Heat - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jalen Brunson delivered his team for Knicks fans after he spearheaded the defeat of Miami Heat in Butler&#039;s absence. Get the full story here.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jalen Brunson spurs Knicks after Game 2 win vs. Heat - Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jalen Brunson delivered his team for Knicks fans after he spearheaded the defeat of Miami Heat in Butler&#039;s absence. Get the full story here.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-04T03:31:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-04T03:31:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Jalen Brunson fires up Knicks fans after Game 2 win vs. Heat without Jimmy Butler\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-04T03:31:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-04T03:31:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\"},\"wordCount\":736,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Basketball\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\",\"name\":\"Jalen Brunson spurs Knicks after Game 2 win vs. Heat - Matchplug Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-04T03:31:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-04T03:31:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Jalen Brunson delivered his team for Knicks fans after he spearheaded the defeat of Miami Heat in Butler's absence. Get the full story here.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"jalen brunson fires up knicks fans\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jalen Brunson fires up Knicks fans after Game 2 win vs. Heat without Jimmy Butler\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Matchplug Blog\",\"description\":\"Matchplug is the best soccer prediction site connecting bettors with winning tips. We are spot on in our Soccer predictions, premier league predictions, Bet9ja prediction, matched betting and premier betting.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Matchplug Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png\",\"width\":389,\"height\":218,\"caption\":\"Matchplug Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/author\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Jalen Brunson spurs Knicks after Game 2 win vs. Heat - Matchplug Blog","description":"Jalen Brunson delivered his team for Knicks fans after he spearheaded the defeat of Miami Heat in Butler's absence. Get the full story here.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Jalen Brunson spurs Knicks after Game 2 win vs. Heat - Matchplug Blog","og_description":"Jalen Brunson delivered his team for Knicks fans after he spearheaded the defeat of Miami Heat in Butler's absence. Get the full story here.","og_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/","og_site_name":"Matchplug Blog","article_published_time":"2023-05-04T03:31:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-04T03:31:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Jalen Brunson fires up Knicks fans after Game 2 win vs. Heat without Jimmy Butler","datePublished":"2023-05-04T03:31:30+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-04T03:31:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/"},"wordCount":736,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png","articleSection":["Basketball","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/","name":"Jalen Brunson spurs Knicks after Game 2 win vs. Heat - Matchplug Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png","datePublished":"2023-05-04T03:31:30+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-04T03:31:35+00:00","description":"Jalen Brunson delivered his team for Knicks fans after he spearheaded the defeat of Miami Heat in Butler's absence. Get the full story here.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png","width":600,"height":400,"caption":"jalen brunson fires up knicks fans"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jalen Brunson fires up Knicks fans after Game 2 win vs. Heat without Jimmy Butler"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/","name":"Matchplug Blog","description":"Matchplug is the best soccer prediction site connecting bettors with winning tips. We are spot on in our Soccer predictions, premier league predictions, Bet9ja prediction, matched betting and premier betting.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Matchplug Blog","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png","width":389,"height":218,"caption":"Matchplug Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/author\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jalen-brunson-fires-up-knicks-fans-after-game-2-win-vs-heat-without-jimmy-butler.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14674,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14671\/revisions\/14674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}