{"id":274794,"date":"2025-04-24T02:51:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/jalen-brunson-makes-feelings-known-after-winning-clutch-player-honors-had-to-learn-it\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:46","slug":"jalen-brunson-makes-feelings-known-after-winning-clutch-player-honors-had-to-learn-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/jalen-brunson-makes-feelings-known-after-winning-clutch-player-honors-had-to-learn-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Brunson makes feelings known after winning Clutch Player honors: &#8220;Had to learn it&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4888834\" data-slug-id=\"2488536\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>New York Knicks guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/jalen-brunson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jalen Brunson<\/a> won the 2024-25 NBA Clutch Player of the Year Award, the league announced on Wednesday. He edged out a talented group of finalists that included Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Brunson joined NBA on TNT to talk about earning the award, and he shared that being clutch wasn\u2019t something he was born with \u2014 it was something he had to learn and develop.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>When Ernie Johnson asked whether the clutch gene was something he naturally had, Brunson responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think some people were born into it. I think I had to learn it. I learned back in high school. I kind of got better and better at each stage, and here we are.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jalen Brunson earned 70 first-place votes, 24 second-place votes and four third-place votes for a total of 426 points. Jokic was the runner-up with 312 points, Anthony Edwards placed third with 47 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/trae-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Trae Young<\/a> was a close fourth with 44.<\/p>\n<p>According to the league\u2019s announcement, Brunson led the NBA in clutch scoring this season, averaging 5.6 points on 51.5% shooting in crunch time \u2014 defined as the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a margin of five points or fewer.<\/p>\n<p>He also led the league in clutch field goals made (52), finished second in total clutch points (156) and ranked third in assists (28) during those moments. He helped the Knicks go 17-11 in games decided in the clutch..<\/p>\n<p>To Jalen Brunson, the real measure of being clutch is winning.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cJust finding a way to win,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that&#8217;s just most important. You can have clutch plays, but I mean, that doesn&#8217;t mean anything if you don&#8217;t win. I think the winning part is most important for me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Clutch Player of the Year Jalen Brunson on what the Knicks need to fix in their series vs. the Pistons<\/h2>\n<p>After years away from the playoffs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/detroit-pistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> have returned and now face the Knicks in a first-round matchup. Through two games, the Pistons have shown plenty of fight, building leads in both contests\u2014though they couldn\u2019t hold on in Game 1, they secured a win in Game 2.<\/p>\n<p>In both matchups, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/new-york-knicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Knicks<\/a> found themselves trailing early, and Jalen Brunson said the team has to address that issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMost importantly, just starting fast,\u201d he said. \u201cI think they&#8217;ve got the better of us starting the game, (in) Games 1 and 2. We&#8217;ve had to climb back in both games, and obviously, the other night, we didn&#8217;t do so by finishing off, but we gotta start off well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. ET and will be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1253811-1730125987-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;John Ezekiel Hirro&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJohn Ezekiel Hirro is an experienced NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer, and Editor-in-Chief. 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