Knicks, OG Anunoby and Celtics
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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.
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.
Now is not the time to hold back just because the Celtics are bleeding. Now, in fact, is the perfect time to pounce.
Former Toronto Raptors wing OG Anunoby was held in check as the Boston Celtics blew out the New York Knicks on Saturday
The Knicks outscored the Celtics by 19 points in Robinson’s 22 minutes in Game 2. He finished plus-13 off the bench in Game 1, even as Boston tried to hack him off the court with intentional fouls. It hasn’t worked. In Game 2, he was part of the game-sealing stop on Tatum’s final drive.
OG Anunoby hasn’t just prevented the Celtics from scoring. They’ve avoided taking shots altogether when matched up against him.