00:00So the key, the keys to the game yesterday, Brunson with 25, I think maybe more so OG
00:05Ananobi who had 28 points, five of 10 from three point range.
00:10So the Spurs were the team that gave the Knicks the battle to the end here.
00:15But would you say that that was, those two guys were really the main contributors to
00:18this thing?
00:19It's funny.
00:21Yes.
00:21I think when you just look at the box score, you'll say, yes, those two guys were the main
00:24contributor.
00:24But for me, it was really what the Knicks defense did late in the third quarter into
00:29the fourth quarter.
00:30This was a Knicks team that had given up 30 points, at least 30 points, excuse me, in
00:33each of the first three quarters, and then did a much better job in the final quarter.
00:39And they were really impressive.
00:40And look, you can look at the stars.
00:42You can look at what Brunson did.
00:44OG Ananobi carried them in the first half.
00:46Brunson did not have his most efficient game, but the contributions they got off the bench,
00:51Tyler Kolek had 14 points off the bench.
00:54He had the best game as in his Knick career, 14 points, five assists.
00:57Jordan Clarkson was huge.
00:59With 15 points, Mitchell Robinson really changed the game with his defense and his
01:02offensive rebounding.
01:04He had 10 offensive rebounds.
01:05A team had 23 offensive boards, Craig, and he had 10 of them.
01:09So I really think the bench was huge for the Knicks.
01:12And I also will got to credit Mike Brown.
01:14I thought he went with different lineups down the stretch.
01:16He had a three guard lineup with Clarkson, Brunson, and Kolek.
01:20Mikkel Bridges didn't play much down the stretch.
01:22He's had a good feel for this team and what they're doing.
01:24And the Knicks are playing fantastic basketball right now.
01:27And so if you're a Knick fan, you got to be excited about this NBA Cup, but also how
01:31they've looked as of late winning 10 out of their last 11 games, if you count the Cup
01:36and if you count that two, six wins in a row.
01:38So they've been playing really, really good basketball right now.
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