Brunson entered the guards temple 10 times in a single playoffs! Compared with Jordan Kobe Curry AI and others

In the 2025 NBA playoffs, Knicks star Jalen Brunson's performance is historical - he has scored 30+ points in a total of 10 times in the playoffs in a single season, officially entering the historical threshold of the defender's "30+ club", tied with legendary defenders such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Allen Iverson! The following analyzes the value of this achievement from four dimensions: historical status, data comparison, technical characteristics, and current service significance:

1. Historical guards' 30+ times in a single season playoff list

Key conclusions:

Brunson became the 10th player in history to achieve 10 30+ times in a single season playoffs,

1. Michael Jordan

Season: 1992 (Bulls)

Data: played in 22 playoffs, 12 30+ times, averaged 34.5 points per game (first in history), hitting a 50.2% shooting percentage, and finally won the championship and was elected as FMVP.

Position: Scoring guard.

2. Kobe Bryant

Season: 2009 (Lakes)

Data: Played in 23 playoffs, 11 times 30+, averaged 30.2 points per game, hit percentage 46.2%, won the championship + FMVP.

Position: Scoring guard.

3. Stephen Curry

Season: 2019 (Warriors)

Data: Played in 21 playoffs, 10 30+, averaged 30.5 points per game, 40.1% of three-point shooting percentage, and averaged 36.5 points per game in the Finals (historical performance).

Position: Point guard.

4. Allen Iverson

Season: 2001 (76ers)

Data: Played in 23 playoffs, 10 times 30+, averaging 32.9 points per game (third per game in a single season in the historical playoffs), leading the team to the finals with a single core.

Position: Point guard.

5. Jerry West

Season: 1969 (Lakes)

Data: 23 playoff games, 12 times 30+ (most in history), averaged 38.3 points per game (first in the playoffs in a single season in history), averaged 42.3 points per game (historical record). Although he did not win the championship, he became the first and only player to win the FMVP as a loser.

Position: Scoreback/Pointback (early double-season guard).

6. Dwyane Wade

Controversial Point: Wade only played 30+ in the 2009 playoffs (played 14 games, averaging 33.2 points per game), less than 10 times.

Note: It may have been misrepresented because of "30+ games are close to 10 times", but his career has never reached 10 times in the playoffs in a single season.

7. Luka Dončić

Controversy point: The official position is a small forward, but his style of playing is similar to the ball-holding core (7 + assists per game), and is often classified as a "forward who plays the defender".

Season: 2022 (Mavericks)

Data: Played in 15 playoffs, 10 times 30+, averaged 31.7 points and 9.8 assists per game, leading the team to the Western Conference Finals.

8. Devin Booker

Position: Scoring Guard / Small Forward (Swingman).

Season: 2021 (Suns)

Data: Played in 22 playoffs, 10 times 30+, averaged 27.3 points per game, leading the team to the finals.

9. Jalen Brunson

Season: 2025 (Knicks)

Data: As of the G5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, he played in 17 playoff games, 30+ 10 times (still continuing), averaging 30.1 points per game, leading the team to the finals.

10. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Controversy point: 11 times in the playoffs in the semi-season.

Current Situation: 16 games in the 20234-2025 playoffs, 11 times 30+ (average 29.8 points per game) The Thunder have advanced to the finals;

2. Brunson's technical characteristics: Why can he compete with the legend?

The rhythm master's "killing the heart"

The mid-range jumper averaged 5.2 mid-range jumper (first in the league's playoff guard), and ended with a variety of methods such as pick-and-roll emergency stops, throws, and turn jumpers. The shooting percentage was as high as 48.7%** (higher than Curry's 42.1%).

Big Heart Attribute: At critical moments (the score difference of ≤5 points in the last 5 minutes) averaged 6.8 points per game, with a shooting percentage of 55.6%. G5 hit a four-pointer in the third quarter completely defeated the Pacers' morale.

The "scorer gene" of point guards

The ball rights distribution master: Average 6.3 assists per game and only 2.1 turnovers, assist-and-turnover ratio of 3.0 (compared with Iverson's 2.1 in 2001), perfectly balanced individual offense and team sorting.

Sports Monster: Average 38.5 minutes in the playoffs this season, playing 8 times in 10 30+ games in the final quarter, Thibodeau's "Devil's Physical Training" has achieved remarkable results.

The spiritual symbol of the counterattack path

The 33rd pick in the second round of 2018, averaged only 9.3 points per game in the first three years of his career, and completed the transformation through 1,500 jump shots per day during the offseason. His salary in 2025 was only US$22 million (compared to Curry's 48 million), which is a model of "low salary and high energy". His father Rick Brunson was once a NBA draft pick. The father and son used their efforts to break the "talent theory" and became an inspirational story template.

3. The "30+ club" of active defenders vs.

Brunson's uniqueness:

Different from Curry's "three-point tsunami", Irving's "fairy ball", and Doncic's "full crush", Brunson has a foothold with a simple and unpretentious rhythm, and is closer to the combination of "traditional point guard + scorer", filling the gap in "classical play" among active defenders. - His real shooting percentage (61.2%) is higher than Iverson (52.8%) and Jordan (58.1%), and his efficiency value (24.5) is close to Kobe (25.3), showing the ultimate requirement of modern basketball for efficiency.

4. The historical significance and future prospects of this achievement

1. Redefining the "star standard"

In the small ball era of "data explosion", Brunson proved that he could become a top scorer without three-pointers and dunks, and mid-range jump shots are still the key to breaking the situation (his mid-range score accounts for 45%, higher than Curry's 18%). Set an example for "non-talented players": ordinary static talent with a height of 1.85 meters and an arm span of 1.91 meters can reach the historical level through technical polishing and competition reading.

2. The "Revival Code" for the Knicks

Since 1973, the Knicks have never scored in the championship, and Brunson's outbreak has given Madison Square Garden hope. He averaged 34.2 points per game at home (27.5 points away) this season, and he can be called the "Son of New York". If he wins the championship, he will become the first local core to lead the Knicks to the championship after Willis Reed (1970), and the statue is just around the corner to enter Madison Square Garden.

3. The "stepchair" of personal honor

Currently, Brunson has been in his career with 2 All-Stars, 2 Best Teams and 2 Teams experiences, and the best key player this season. If this performance continues, the 2025 offseason is expected to sign a maximum salary of US$210 million in five years and is expected to hit the regular season MVP next season (the odds of 2025 have increased from 100 to 12 to 12). Historical status prediction: If it maintains its peak for 3-4 years, it is expected to enter the discussion category of the 75th guards, and even compete for the "top ten point guards in NBA history."

Conclusion: The epic season of civilian heroes

Brunson's 10 times 30+ is not only a pile of data, but also a model for striving to overcome talents and teams to achieve individuals. In the era when superstars became popular, he used the script of "grassroots counterattack" to awaken the most authentic passion of basketball - as Kobe said: "Those days when you get up early to train, those times when you stay up late and struggle, those nights when you feel too tired and can't stand up again, but still support yourself to get up, that is the power of dreams." Brunson is writing his own "dream night". Can he continue his magic in the next G6 of the Eastern Conference Finals? The basketball fairy tale in New York will not be continued.