Ausar Thompson, the person charged with Detroit’s most tough defensive task of guarding Jalen Brunson, was removed from discouraged after watching the movie of Recreation 1.
Requested to determine essentially the most tough problem of stopping the Knicks captain, Thompson, the 22-year-old defensive specialist, provided a succinct, “Nothing.”
Nonetheless, Thompson very clearly had one downside as Brunson dropped 34 factors in New York’s win Saturday evening. He was whistled for 5 fouls in simply 23 minutes, together with 4 dedicated towards Brunson.
After a formidable and aggressive begin Saturday, Thompson was the primary sub after simply 2 minutes, 39 seconds due to two fast personals. Each these fouls occurred towards Brunson, together with a Thompson cost.