After closing out the Spurs in 5 games to bring the Knicks their first title since 1973, Brunson is now 3-0 against 60-win teams in his playoff career. A perfect record, and more 60-win team scalps than players like Magic, Kyrie, Westbrook, Nash, Kidd, Iverson, SGA, CP3, Lillard, or Isiah ever managed in their entire careers.

Brunson’s three:

2022 Suns (64-18) — won 4-3 in WCSF with Dallas

2025 Celtics (61-21) — won 4-2 in ECSF with the Knicks

2026 Spurs (62-20) — won 4-1 in the NBA Finals

Every star PG’s record vs 60-win teams in playoff series:

Jalen Brunson — 3-0 ✓

Tony Parker — 3-3

Magic Johnson — 2-4

Kyrie Irving — 2-4

Russell Westbrook — 1-2

Luka Dončić — 1-1

Tyrese Haliburton — 1-2

Damian Lillard — 0-3

Isiah Thomas — 0-3

Steve Nash — 0-3

Jason Kidd — 0-2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 0-1

Allen Iverson — 0-0 (never faced one)

Chris Paul — 0-0 (never faced one)

And then, Steph Curry also has a perfect winning percentage against 60-win teams at 2-0:

2017 Spurs (61-21) — swept 4-0 in WCF (Kawhi injured in Game 1)

2018 Rockets (65-17) — won 4-3 in WCF (CP3 hamstring injury, Houston missed 27 straight 3s in Game 7)

These two are the only star PGs in NBA history with a flawless record against 60-win teams. Brunson now has the most wins at that rate.

Other notable records vs 60-win teams across all positions, for context:

Michael Jordan — 7-2 (most wins all-time; lost only to ’86 Celtics and ’89 Pistons)

Scottie Pippen — 7-3

Shaq — 4-4

Kevin Durant — 3-2

Dwyane Wade — 3-2

Tim Duncan — 3-3

LeBron James — 3-5 (most series faced; 4 Finals losses to Spurs/Warriors)

Hakeem Olajuwon — 3-5 (beat the 60-win Jazz and 62-win Spurs in the ’95 title run as a 6-seed)

Larry Bird — 1-2

Kobe Bryant — 2-5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — 1-5

Dirk Nowitzki — 1-4

James Harden — 1-4 (got his first one at age 36 this year with the Cavs over the 60-win Pistons)

Karl Malone — 0-4

Charles Barkley — 0-4

Patrick Ewing — 0-4 (three of those losses to Jordan’s Bulls)

Jimmy Butler — 0-2

Anthony Edwards — 0-2

Giannis Antetokounmpo — 0-0 (never faced one)

The post-superteam era has thinned the amount of 60-win teams, but still Brunson has drawn three. He’s beaten all three.