{"id":329,"date":"2026-05-24T11:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=329"},"modified":"2026-05-24T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:35:50","slug":"knicks-game-3-report-card-jalen-brunson-completely-controlled-the-tempo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=329","title":{"rendered":"Knicks&#8217; Game 3 report card: Jalen Brunson completely controlled the tempo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Report card from the Knicks\u2019 121-108 win over the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night in Cleveland:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=327\">Mikal Bridges rises from the depths to become most impactful Knick<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Jalen Brunson<\/h2>\n<p>Continued to struggle with his 3-point shot \u2014 going 0-for-4 \u2014 but it didn\u2019t matter. He ran another tight game as the point guard, finishing with 30 points and six assists. Five more wins, and we\u2019ll start discussing the statue.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=325\">Knicks playing devastating brand of basketball \u2014 and can beat anyone right now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade:<\/strong> A<\/p>\n<h2>Karl-Anthony Towns<\/h2>\n<p>Set the tone and carried the Knicks in the first quarter with 11 of his 13 points. Also recorded seven assists with eight rebounds and zero turnovers. The Knicks outscored the Cavs by 23 points in his 36 minutes. Just an overall effective night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=323\">Exclusive | Blood relations: NYPD cops under fire for flashing symbols of NYC\u2019s most violent gang<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report card from the Knicks&#8217; 121-108 win over the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night in Cleveland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york-knicks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Knicks&#039; Game 3 report card: Jalen Brunson completely controlled the tempo - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=329\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Knicks&#039; 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