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The New York Knicks are waiting. Hurry up, Western Conference Finals.
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Ranking Knicks NBA Finals MVP options
1. Josh Hart
The Oklahoma City Thunder are obviously more likely to advance out of the West. Thus, for the New York Knicks to win the Finals, they need to slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
View Josh Hart in the Andre Iguodala mold from the 2015 Finals. Iguodala slowed down LeBron James while averaging 16.3 points per game, buoyed by shooting 40% from deep.
Hart has averaged 11.4 points this postseason while shooting a rough 30.3% from beyond the arc, but if that latter number ticks up, it will carry his scoring with it, while everyone already knows to trust his defense.
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2. OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby may draw the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assignment as often as Hart, his physical strength perhaps able to keep SGA from getting into the lane at will.
Anunoby returned from a hamstring worry to play in all four games of the sweep of the Cavaliers, averaging 16.25 points in that rout of a series.
Let’s put it this way: If the Knicks upset the Thunder, either Hart or Anunoby needs to have found more success than not defending…
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Publish date : 2026-05-27 20:13:00
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