They call him Captain Clutch for a reason. 

Knicks PG Jalen Brunson has been named a finalist for the 2024-25 NBA Clutch Player of the Year award. 

The nomination is very deserving, as Brunson has stepped up for the Knicks time and time again — putting the team square on his back often down the stretch in games when they need him the most.

The latest example: Saturday’s Game 1 playoff victory. 

With the Knicks trailing by eight entering the fourth, Brunson went on another one of his vintage runs — scoring 12 of his game-high 34 points in the final 8:30 of the quarter to help pullout the come-from-behind win. 

During the regular season, the All-Star point guard averaged 5.6 points while shooting a stellar 51 percent from the field during the “clutch,” which is defined by the NBA as the last five minutes of the game. 

Overall, Brunson averaged 26 points and a career-high 7.3 assists on the year. 

The other finalists for the award that was introduced during the 2022-23 season are Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

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