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Grab some popcorn. Find a seat.
Enjoy the bloodbath between the Sixers and the Celtics.
The Knicks will just be resting and patiently waiting.
On the offensive changes after falling down 2-1 in Game 3:
“We changed what we’d done offensively, but again, it was because we were pushed to do it. We feel pretty good about what we fell into. We had to find more ways to put our guys in their strengths while getting to it quickly while still having options. I’m not a guy that likes to call every play. I want our guys to be able to read where the advantage is quickly throughout the course of the action. And Atlanta forced us to find a way to do that and we feel pretty good about where we’re at right now. But it happened holistically after Game 3.”
On how the Knicks flipped the first-round series:
“I think I had good physicality. I was able to force him into some tough shots. I was just trying to make life hard for him. Obviously, that’s a guy that’s got a lot of buckets in this league. That was something I thought, after Game 1 and Game 2, he kind of went off and kind of took over the game, that’s the matchup that I wanted going into Game 3 and after. For starters, I thought KAT was amazing. To start the game blitzing, protecting the rim, he had some big blocks, his energy was huge for us. I just think the physicality, the attention to detail, focus on the game plan, I think all those are at a very high level. And now we have to continue to build, watch Game 7 Saturday and focus on who we have.”
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On running the offense through Towns:
“I think we were always comfortable with [running offense through Towns]. I think we just didn’t do a good enough job doing that. So that’s something that you’ve seen the ability. He’s able to do — what, two triple doubles in the last three games? It shows the ability. He’s able to knock down shots, play off the dribble and pass very well. So that’s something we’re gonna continue to do.”
On personally asking coaches to defend CJ McCollum:
“Dude goes down and averages 30 [points] for the first two games, nah. I’ll be the point of attack on…
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