OG Anunoby, Knicks and Celtics
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OG Anunoby hasn’t just prevented the Celtics from scoring. They’ve avoided taking shots altogether when matched up against him.
Anunoby exited to the locker room after sustaining an apparent hamstring injury during the first quarter of Monday's Game 4 against the Celtics, Steve Popper of Newsday reports.
New York, 52 years since their last NBA title, are now one game away from ending defending champion the Celtics’ season.
Both Mazzulla and Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau pointed to the lack of Celtics turnovers preventing easy transition points for Anunoby. The Celtics committed just eight turnovers, and the Knicks had just eight fast break points.
The New York Knicks are in the midst of an unprecedented run through the NBA playoffs, but the big talk of the upcoming offseason will be the availability of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on the market.
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Jalen Brunson duels with Jayson Tatum before the Knicks' duo of Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby shine down the stretch.
OG Anunoby's poster dunk was rescinded due to an offensive foul. That got us thinking about some other amazing plays that never made it in the scorebooks.
Former Toronto Raptors wing OG Anunoby was held in check as the Boston Celtics blew out the New York Knicks on Saturday