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Anunoby was one of multiple Knicks to miss a key free throw in the closing minute of regulation and he also committed a turnover in OT to negate the thunderous chants of “OG, OG” he had heard earlier in the fourth quarter from the MSG crowd.
Before the series starts, Knicks star OG Anunoby made a post to Instagram that had over 75,000 likes. He captioned his post: "onto the next 🦾" The Knicks are the third seed in the Eastern Conference after going 51-31 during the regular season.
With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks were up 17 on the Indiana Pacers. With 2:51 left, after New York had already coughed up some of that lead,
The Knicks’ defensive stopper scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting in 31 minutes during Saturday’s blowout loss to the Celtics.
Thomas Bryant’s Indiana Pacers used a miraculous late surge to force overtime to defeat OG Anunoby’s New York Knicks in the battle of former Hoosiers teammates.
The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years on Friday night, strolling to a 119-81 victory over reigning champions the Boston Celtics in Game 6.
The New York Knicks are hoping OG Anunoby isn't dealing with a hamstring injury as they take on the Boston Celtics in Game 4.
Anunoby contributed 23 points (7-18 FG, 4-13 3Pt, 5-5 FT), nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals over 37 minutes during Friday's 119-81 win over Boston in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
New York, 52 years since their last NBA title, are now one game away from ending defending champion the Celtics’ season.
Here's what went wrong for the Knicks at the end of Game 1 against the Pacers, and how they can learn from their mistakes.