THE Knicks I came back to shoot Memphis’ grizzly greeks in a exciting victory on the road Friday eveningpunctuated by OG AnunobyWinner of the game.
Anunoby’s shot was just a footnote in a game that presented many scenarios, including the return of the center Mitchell Robinson And the continuous clutch game by Jalen Brunson.
Coach Tom Thibodeau spoke after the victory to talk about Robinson’s first match and what it took to make the right games in the last moments on Friday.
Confidence in Mitchell Robinson remains
After about 10 months, Robinson returned to the Knicks range. While he did not start, he got out of the bench and gave New York for a few good minutes, 12 to be exact.
Meanwhile, Robinson scored six points on 3 shots out of 4 – including a massive dunk – five rebounds and a pass. He was more than 11 years old in the field and was essential on the return of the Knicks.
“Returning Mitch was a big plus for us. Mitch enter it, I think 12 minutes five rebounds – great, great,” said Thibodeau. “It gives us a different element from our team. It makes us much bigger.”
Although he is not on the ground, Thibodeau made Robinson stay on the ground in the last games. It was a risky decision since Robinson had not played a game since last spring and could have been a responsibility in defense. But the longtime Knicks coach was convinced that the great man gave the team a better chance of winning upstairs.
“He trusts me, do you know?” It is missing 10 months and to put me in a large place, position just there to stop or something else, it means a lot, “said Robinson about Thibodeau. “Show that he trusts me a lot. Rocks always with me.
Robinson was dissuasive in the final game after Ja more missed the lay-up thanks to Mikal Bridges“Defense does not give a better angle at the edge. Robinson explained Santi Aidama Who tried to tip the Miss, sealing the victory of the Knicks.
“For the first return match since the time he came out, I thought it was really, really good,” said Thibodeau about Robinson’s game. “We have also seen it in practice. It is therefore the next step. And therefore, just to have the defense of choice and the protection of the rim, the rebound. It made a lot of good games, which was moving into penetration, the pressure on the offensively edge, so you can create space.
Jalen Brunson makes the right games in the time of Crunch
Brunson continued to help the Knicks win tight matches, obtaining the nickname “Captain Crunch” while his game in Crunch Time helped New York not to escape with victories against the Bulls and the 76ers since the stars break.
Brunson had his fingerprints on Friday throughout the arrival. He made a three with 25 seconds to play, then found an anunobia wide open after leading to the hoop for the winner of the game.
“This is what I liked at the end of the match because it was a big team game,” said Thibodeau about the last possession of Knicks. “What you can’t get lost is the screen that Josh (Hart) set, when Jalen hit the three. It was a great game, very disinterested, but a great super big screen. And then, Jalen and entering the painting and finding OG, and OG moves to find the space then hit the blow. “”
Brunson finished with 23 points on 10 shots out of 23, seven rebounds, six combinations, three interceptions and a block. A Stat line that shows Brunson does everything to shoot his team to a victory. But what Thibodeau finds the most impressive about Brunson is that although he was able to try and tie or go for victory by himself, he
“He is a large shots manufacturer, but it is also his teammates and understand what you have to do; you need five guys to execute,” said Thibodeau about Brunson’s game in Crunch time. “To create the blows for him, then he must do them, which is another element. And then he must also do the right readings. I thought that the pass, he did not forced it. It was the right game, and it was a big game.
