It is hard to recall the last time a player had the kind of rhythm Jalen Brunson had from the tip of the Dallas Mavericks 110-104 win against the Utah Jazz, evening the series 1-1 in thrilling fashion. He exploded for 15 of the team’s first 18 points — hitting three threes in less than a minute of play — on his way to a career-high 41 points. While it kept them afloat for dead stretches of the game, it was his rhythm that mattered most close to clutch time.
With 6:12 left in the game a Dorian Finney-Smith top of the key three over Rudy Gobert put the Mavericks in front.