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The Knicks are 3-1 in the NBA Finals.
You saw it all.
I just have no words.
On believing in the comeback all day long:
“I knew there was a lot of time left. I knew we’ve got to get a little lucky, but let’s do what we have to do to make some of that luck happen.”
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On Jalen Brunson’s performance:
“Jalen, he’s an MVP candidate. I say the same thing about Jalen every game: He does what an MVP is supposed to, and he did it again tonight.”
On OG Anunoby’s Game 4 tip-in:
“How he had to control it and tip it in, that has to be the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball. It’s unbelievable. Just how he had to control it and tip it in.”
On challenging Anunoby before Game 4:
“I challenged a lot of our guys today, and OG was one of the guys I challenged. I told OG, as big, as strong, as athletic as he is, he’s got to be a monster on the offensive glass tonight. I don’t know if there was a play bigger than any other play in the history in Knicks basketball. That was a huge offensive rebound. Huge offensive rebound. He took on the challenge, and he went and won the game for us doing exactly what I called him out for during shootaround today.”
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On not changing much schematically before the second half rally:
“Really, we didn’t change much. We basically kept the same game plan. But defensively, we just did it [better] for longer stretches, and we were really in tune to what we were supposed to be doing. Our level of physicality increased without sending them to the free-throw line as well, which is huge.”
On Jose Alvarado’s Game 4 impact:
“Jose was unbelievable tonight. He changed the game. His speed, his ability to touch the paint… if you don’t close out to Jose, as hard as he works on his shot, he’s gonna make you pay. If you close out to him, he’s quick enough to go by you and he made some great basketball plays offensively tonight. And then he was great defensively.”
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On the league not upgrading Victor Wembanyama’s foul to a flagrant before Game 4:
“The league is gonna do what they’re gonna do. You gotta live with it. They…
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