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00:00We keep on paying all right good
00:01luck in the second half.
00:02Thanks very much coach and let's
00:04do Find Your Pace presented by
00:05Experience Abu Dhabi.
00:07So the Knicks have four steals
00:08they force only four turnovers
00:09yet they have turned those
00:11turnovers into thirteen points
00:13off turnovers.
00:13That is a key stat in the first
00:14half Mike Clyde Allen.
00:17Brunson's first shot in the
00:19second can't get it to go.
00:20How about what Brick Brunson
00:21said.
00:22You know you're a pretty
00:23spectacular player when you're
00:25scouting reports and we got to
00:27guard him with five guys talking
00:28about Zion Williamson.
00:30Yep and take away that left hand.
00:33Corner three will not go.
00:35Towns grabs a sixth rebound.
00:37Knicks now plus six on the boards.
00:40Got a lot of good numbers.
00:42Bridges shot in and out in terms of
00:44shooting assist turnovers but the
00:46Knicks only with a six point lead.
00:50Murray thought about it.
00:52Spins goes inside double team so
00:55Williamson open and the foul.
01:00Deshante penetrating creating.
01:04Right here drawing a double team and
01:06there's Zion just standing there
01:07counting the house rising off the
01:10glass to get to the free throw line.
01:12Josh Hart not happy at all with that
01:15call.
01:15That's his second foul.
01:16That's what's so amazing about this
01:18man folks.
01:18His quick jump standing flat footed.
01:21How quickly he can get off the ground.
01:23And Josh Hart who played with him in
01:24New Orleans.
01:25One of the things he was saying about
01:26him was his second jump is just as
01:28quick.
01:29Yep.
01:30Phenomenal at 285.
01:36He looks less than 285.
01:38That's what they had him last year.
01:39He looks a lot less than 285.
01:42Shot clock at five.
01:43Brunson backing in.
01:44Jones with good defense.
01:46Little hook shot from Jalen Brunson.
01:48Can't get to the fall.
01:49Brunson misses last two shots.
01:53Murphy steps back long.
01:55Three pointer is good.
01:56And the game is tied again.
01:59He mentioned the infinite range by
02:01Murch.
02:02Hart.
02:03His floater short.
02:05Towns right there.
02:06And the putback.
02:09He mentioned the Pelicans without a
02:10center folks.
02:12The tallest player is Murphy at 6'8".
02:14So one of our keys was cat attack.
02:18So we've got to continue to attack
02:19the rim.
02:23Sadiq Bey against Josh Hart.
02:26Sadiq is 6'6".
02:28Oh, difficult shot.
02:30He gets it a go.
02:31That was in contact as well.
02:33Hart pushes.
02:34Brunson whips it in the corner.
02:36Bridges open.
02:36Look.
02:37It's good.
02:38Bridges with his fourth three
02:40pointer.
02:40And he's got 14.
02:42Bridges shooting with a lot of
02:43confidence tonight.
02:44Bane misses.
02:46Hart rebound.
02:47And his pace is invasillating.
02:49Very few free throw attempts.
02:52Four by the Pelican.
02:53It's only nine by the Knicks.
02:56Brunson back shot.
02:57Can't get it to fall.
02:58Ball tipped.
02:59Captain 0-4-3 now.
03:01Overall, five for ten.
03:03Except four of the five starters
03:05and double figures.
03:06A beautiful move up and under.
03:08Little Dipsy Dew from DeJounte Murray.
03:10Murray's gyrating, levitating.
03:13So he's the acrobatic player.
03:16Six foot three.
03:17Just his second field goal.
03:21Getting a pretty good pace to this one.
03:25André Jordan up on the bench standing there.
03:28The veteran has added up.
03:30He nails another three.
03:31That's his fifth three of the game already.
03:34Oh, geez.
03:35Prolific, folks.
03:35Had to have it at 18 points in 19 minutes.
03:38Give him 21 now in 20 minutes.
03:41Murray off balance.
03:42A lot of contact there.
03:43See if the captain can get hot now.
03:45He missed the last three shots.
03:47Being guarded by a very good defender, Clyde.
03:50Most of them have been 15 feet away.
03:52Hart whips a pass inside to Bridges.
03:55Bridges to Towns.
03:57And Towns is fouled.
03:59Dicks have really done a good job finding the man inside.
04:02And that's what's been mesmerizing tonight.
04:05Their continuity.
04:06That spontaneity.
04:08And OG has been a lethal shooter from the get-go.
04:12He opened the game with a three ball 22 feet away.
04:15This time straight on with the hoop.
04:17A 21-point game already for OG Ananobi in 23 minutes.
04:23But despite all the good offensive play,
04:26Knicks just with a four-point lead.
04:28Making a six-point lead and perhaps one more.
04:31Carl Anthony Towns, chance for the three-point play.
04:34And what we're seeing from the Knicks tonight, folks,
04:36is old-school basketball.
04:38I've been talking about the backdoor play.
04:41Again, you're going to see it here.
04:43One of the oldest plays in the game.
04:44We've been talking about the alley hoop play.
04:47So the Knicks have had both of those going in their repertoire
04:50for Robinson and for Towns as he goes to the free-throw line as well.
04:56I love hearing the joy in your voice when the ball is moving like this.
05:02Yep.
05:02Reminds me of Bradley Frazier, the Bushy Reed.
05:06Barnett never passed, though.
05:07He just gave him the shot.
05:10Well, a senator is here tonight.
05:13He's coming.
05:14Chomping on some good garden food as Zion Williamson gets inside and banks it home.
05:22Williamson thought he got fouled.
05:23Again, this is out on the perimeter as Brunson looks behind the back.
05:29Williamson guarding him.
05:31Hart comes to help out.
05:33Hart gets in.
05:34In the paint, that jumper misses.
05:38Herb Jones.
05:40Let the Knicks get back on D.
05:43Zion, look at the post.
05:46Finds Murphy.
05:47Murphy, nobody near him.
05:49In and out.
05:50That one halfway down.
05:51Dicks got lucky.
05:52Nobody saw Murphy uncontested.
05:58Look at the kung fu fighting now on Towns.
06:01Jones all over him and he's charged with the foul.
06:04Count the bucket.
06:05And then there's going to be a foul called.
06:09Let's see.
06:10Did the foul occur before the shot attempt?
06:14Farrells and Jones are kung fu fighting long before they shot at him.
06:19They would take the basket away.
06:21Yeah, that was a foul right there.
06:22And then Hart with the hoop.
06:24It was the hole.
06:25It was almost.
06:26That was minor compared.
06:28They're going to challenge that.
06:30The foul.
06:30It looked to me like he was fouling them even before that.
06:34Yeah, yeah.
06:35They would go on at it the whole time.
06:38So a challenge from James Borrego.
06:40Knicks up by five.
06:42As they're still looking at the challenge.
06:46Tonight's lucky winner, Whitney Brownlee, receiving two tickets.
06:51Niccolo Vulture.
06:52Here's the announcement.
06:53He will return to an offensive foul on Towns.
06:56It's a successful challenge for New Orleans.
06:59This was a mandatory timeout, so they all still charge this timeout.
07:03And they do have one further challenge if needed.
07:05It'll be New Orleans ball on the side.
07:07Wow.
07:09So it's an offensive foul on Towns.
07:12He leads the NBA in offensive fouls.
07:22I don't know if I agree with it, Clyde.
07:24We saw this other argument.
07:26Jones grabs his shorts.
07:27They're grabbing each other.
07:28This is almost a double foul or play on.
07:33Jones grabs Towns.
07:34Towns grabs Jones.
07:35But this is...
07:36That stuff has to be called then.
07:38Not wait for the play to go down to this point.
07:41And you can't tell me that other stuff is just marginal contact.
07:46But it...
07:47Both players were involved in committing fouls on that.
07:49Very dubious call there.
07:52Murray kicks it out.
07:54Sadiq Bae nails the three.
07:56That was a big challenge.
07:57Took away two points or what could have been two points.
08:00And now it's a two-point game.
08:02Bae is a streak shooter.
08:04So that might get him going.
08:10Look at the defense man.
08:12The Knicks is seeing red for sure.
08:15Brunson finds Bridges.
08:17Shot clock at four.
08:18Somebody's gotta get a shot off.
08:19Bridges unaware.
08:19Now he is.
08:21Fires away.
08:22Comes up short.
08:23Hounding.
08:24Bounding D.
08:25Out of Pelicans.
08:31And a whistle.
08:32And an offensive foul called on Jones.
08:35Throwing a flagrant elbow.
08:36Got Jones.
08:37On this perimeter.
08:40Yeah, on the perimeter that time.
08:43Very obvious foul.
08:44Nobody was near him.
08:47You know, I like Brent Barneke that time.
08:49Did not call a technical.
08:50Sometimes when a player, like, throws that wave of like,
08:53are you kidding me?
08:54But his Brunson shot won't go.
08:55They'll call a technical.
08:56That was not needed then.
08:58Captain 0 for 4, man, in this quarter.
09:00Murray drives and is fouled by Ananobi.
09:04The thing with Murray, folks.
09:06Remember he was with Atlanta.
09:08So they got rid of him.
09:10Made a trade.
09:10He came to New Orleans.
09:11Tore up his Achilles.
09:13Set out a year before coming back this year.
09:16Missed the first 58 games.
09:18This is just his 11th.
09:20His season debut was February 28th.
09:23The team's 5-5 since he's been back.
09:25He's returned with the Vengeance.
09:2718.6 assists.
09:295 pounds.
09:31And, Mike, remember you mentioned Fears was starting.
09:34And so was Queens.
09:37Before Deshante came back and this team started winning.
09:41We mentioned they're 7-3 in the last 10 games.
09:44Well, this kid is only 29.
09:46He was an All-Star in 2022.
09:48NBA All-Defense second team.
09:51He's got 20 triple-doubles in his career.
09:53That was with the Spurs.
09:54Remember, we were shocked when they traded him.
09:56He was superb as a Spur.
09:58He's another one of those kids from Seattle.
10:00Rainier High School like Jamal Crawford, Doug Christie, Nate Robinson.
10:04That's Gould and that area turned out so many terrific players.
10:11Towns backs in.
10:12Makovic trying to stop him and cannot.
10:14Karl-Anthony Towns now at 16.
10:18Makovic distinguished himself in the first half.
10:21He had nine points.
10:22Had a dunk, a three ball.
10:25Murray pulls up.
10:26Can't get it.
10:27Last touch by Zion Williamson.
10:30Take a look at Towns isolating.
10:34Makovic, 6-11.
10:36Towns able to shoot over him.
10:37Good job with the left hand.
10:39Motorola Razor replay.
10:41Now they're featuring Towns.
10:43Towns throws at the corner.
10:45And an OB sets.
10:46Shot blocked.
10:47Williamson got a piece of it.
10:48And it goes out of bounds.
10:50Nick Ball, eight to shoot.
10:51Zion's supreme effort from the corner.
10:53You rarely see three balls getting blocked.
10:57But he did it this time.
10:59Robinson also has a knack for blocking threes.
11:04Substitutions still counting.
11:08Well, unofficial start of the five-second count
11:11after handing the ball to Brunson.
11:13Another one was waving in the substitutions.
11:16The Pelicans played Friday in New Orleans.
11:19They lost to Cleveland.
11:201-06, 1-11.
11:23So they've been off a long time.
11:26Should be well rested here to go down the stretch.
11:32Good ball denial.
11:34Nobody's moving.
11:36Brunson lobs at the Robinson.
11:38Shot clock at four.
11:40Matkovich guarding him.
11:41Brunson gets inside.
11:42Leans in.
11:43Right-handed.
11:43Shot is good.
11:46They're gonna wave it off as Robinson touched it on the cylinder.
11:49Looked like it was coming off the cylinder.
11:52Robinson not arguing though.
11:54Brunson 0-4-5 here to start the third quarter.
11:57Oh, that's the right corner.
11:58Stay in there, yeah.
12:02Here comes Zion.
12:03They've been isolating.
12:07There's left hand.
12:08Up and under.
12:10There's left hand.
12:12He's not just has power.
12:13He has flair.
12:15And body control.
12:20Clarkson.
12:20Big spark in the first half.
12:22Yep.
12:23Knicks need a spark now.
12:27Knicks were moving the ball so well in the first half.
12:30Hart gets it.
12:31Hart drives inside.
12:32Left-handed.
12:33Can't get it to go.
12:35And he's hurt.
12:36Grabbing his right hand.
12:38Matkovich doing a good job harassing him.
12:41Murray.
12:41Murphy.
12:42Matkovich.
12:43Sets.
12:43Fires.
12:44Hits.
12:44The three-pointer.
12:45And the Pelicans have a one.
12:47Now a one-point lead.
12:49You mentioned his kid extinguished himself the first half.
12:52A wrestling heart and then coming back now with a three ball.
12:55By mistake a three-point lead as Robinson has it.
12:59Crowd become a concern now with the Knicks.
13:01And a reach-in foul call on Murray.
13:03Vincent Brunson 0 for 5 in the quarter.
13:07So who's going to step up now?
13:13Watch the play from Hart.
13:17Yeah, Matkovich though is 6'11.
13:20So Hart's 6'5.
13:22He had a good angle on him.
13:23Not sure how he heard the right hand.
13:29Brunson pulls up.
13:30Jumper's good.
13:33Back to a one-point game.
13:38Zion Williamson sees an opening.
13:40Gets fouled.
13:41Shot won't go.
13:42But he will head to the free-throw line where he's 4 for 4.
13:45If you're guarding this guy, folks, give him 5 feet.
13:47He's not looking to shoot from the perimeter.
13:51So the Knicks are up too close and he's going right around him.
13:5516 points so far tonight as we check in with Allen.
13:58Yeah, right on that point, Clyde, is that Zion doesn't take threes.
14:01In fact, he's only taken four all season.
14:04He's only made one.
14:0699.5% of his field goal attempts are twos.
14:11It's amazing to think this.
14:12Of all players 6'7 and under in the entire NBA who have played at least seven games this season,
14:18he's the only one in the entire league that has taken fewer than five three-point attempts.
14:24It's not what he does, but what he does is score in the paint.
14:29Yep, so it makes have to be cognizant of that now.
14:31There's something admirable about that in that he's not a good three-point shooter.
14:36Now he could probably work on it and become a weapon, but he's a pretty good weapon the way he
14:41is.
14:42Clarkson gets inside, falling down, gets it to Hart.
14:44Hart spins into a double-team.
14:47Knocked out of bounds.
14:49Josh Hart's got to be careful.
14:51Very close to a technical foul.
14:53Yeah, he's pushing it.
14:55That action right in.
14:57Now someone is...
14:58Yeah, the other official comes in.
15:00It looked like it was last touched by Williamson.
15:03You know what the officials say is their hardest call to make?
15:06The out-of-bounds calls.
15:08What?
15:09Ask every official.
15:10That's what they'll tell you.
15:11Out-of-bounds is the hardest.
15:12Because it happens so quickly, there's hands all over the place.
15:16Who deflected it last?
15:17We see that on the replay, Mike.
15:19Yeah.
15:19How difficult it is.
15:21Clarkson just gets it off in time.
15:23Nope.
15:24It didn't hit the rim initially, so a 24-second violation.
15:28He got it off in time.
15:30And again, Makovic doing a good job hounding interior players.
15:35He got Hart, and this time doing the job against Clarkson as they bring it up.
15:41There he is.
15:42This kid's having a good game tonight.
15:43Yep.
15:43He played seven years overseas.
15:46Now in his second year in the NBA, Murray gets in the paint.
15:54Comes up short.
15:56Hart the rebound.
15:57Five of those.
15:59Ahead to Bridges.
16:03Bridges drives on Murphy.
16:05He's giving.
16:06He's giving.
16:06Clarkson flips it up.
16:08Shot is good.
16:10Eight points, four assists off the bench for Clarkson.
16:13Yeah.
16:14Perpetual motion that time by Clarkson.
16:17Coming on the curl, off the bounce.
16:22Murphy with another three.
16:24That's his third.
16:26And they have all been deep.
16:30The range on today's players, Clyde.
16:32I know, Mike.
16:33They make it look easy.
16:34Oh, Brunson nice fake.
16:36Couldn't get it to go, but Robinson once again cleans it up.
16:39Remember before, Robinson was charged with offensive goaltending.
16:42He went a good job this time.
16:44Murphy way outside.
16:45That's another.
16:49That's between the top of the three-point line and a half court.
16:53That's good 36, 37 feet, folks.
16:59And it looks.
17:00What about the arc on the thing?
17:02Oh my goodness.
17:03You bring rain with the thing.
17:04It's so odd.
17:06They have 13 of 25 from three.
17:08The next three-point defense low.
17:10They are not a good three-point shooting team.
17:13Heart jumpers good.
17:15No, Clyde, you're right.
17:16In terms of where they are in the league percentage-wise, they're 23rd.
17:21And they all average about 11 threes made a game.
17:24That's a wild game.
17:27Murray, Sadiq Bay in the corner.
17:29Matovich tumbled it and went out of bounds.
17:32That's only the sixth turnover for the Pelicans.
17:36Take a look at Murphy, folks.
17:39Watch out a high arcing shot.
17:44Rainbow draining and painting the Knicks.
17:48Failing by two.
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18:03Time for our Cadillac trivia.
18:05Prior to Karl-Anthony Towns, who has now had back-to-back 50-plus double-doubles in consecutive seasons.
18:13Who was the last Knick to record 50-plus double-doubles in back-to-back years?
18:18Post your answer using hashtag Cadillac trivia.
18:25Well, the most 50-point double-doubles in a career for Knick is the captain.
18:33That's a long time ago, though.
18:34Willis, I think he did it six times.
18:37I think Patrick had to pull it off at least one time.
18:40No, Patrick had it several times, too.
18:42Yeah.
18:46Clarkson.
18:51Brunson pulls up on the baseline.
18:54Nails it – 17 now for Brunson, and we're tied again.
18:57Btw, no Landry.
18:58Shamot again.
19:00Shamit still with that knee issue not considered serious and Clarkson has been the re beneficiary
19:05So Clarkson seeing more playing time and getting tangible results. That's before the shot
19:1114,000 Clarkson with eight tonight five assists. So he's been catalytic for the Knicks
19:19This is a nun shooting foul
19:23So the Pelicans will have it adjacent to the Knick bench
19:33Alley-oop
19:35Ball poked away picked up by Bay
19:38Bay double-team kicks it out Murray Murphy open corner an air ball Sadiq Bay has it
19:45Mitchell Robinson throws it back with his left hand exquisite timing by mitts
19:53Clarkson cruising
19:56Brunson bruising the last time along the baseline. There's a double-team shot clock at eight. Look at the Knicks
20:02promotion
20:02now
20:04Spacing is very good. There's a go back door play
20:09Brunson the bound pass and Clarkson with a finish. Yeah, we mentioned the oldest plays in basketball
20:14The back door coming wide open
20:17Here's Murray. Knicks have regained the lead Murray the floater short Robinson another rebound is eighth
20:23Brunson in a hurry Brunson Dior a corner Clarkson fakes
20:28dribbles back up top Dior water and an OB three-pointer
20:33Oh
20:34And Murray the rebound if you'd like the unselfish passes getting it to the open man
20:39Murray on the drive kicks it back out Sadiq Bay
20:43Let's it go and knocks it down to the Pelicans back up by one
20:47They previously had his shot blocked by Robinson
20:50Untaunted this time with the three ball
20:54There's about a three-second difference shot clock game clock
21:02Pelicans would be aggressive they have a foul to give brunson drives throws it up robinson with the slam
21:09Another perfect pass from jalen brunson all of his boys have come on the alley-oop tonight
21:16Final seconds knicks do not have a foul to give murray inside
21:21Robinson trying to poke it away
21:23And that will win a wild third quarter
21:29Knicks with some great balance
21:32Offensively some superior passing from brunson down a stretch
21:36And we head to the fourth quarter here at the garden knicks 93 pelicans 92 as the knicks look to
21:42win their seventh in a row
21:4693 92
21:47Knicks with a one-point lead as we head to the fourth quarter our celebrity rope motorola razor tracy morgan
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22:53Opening minute here in the fourth quarter
22:58And fears is back he's been impressive tonight
23:02Williamson pulls back five on the 24 drive spins ananobi great defense takes it right out of his hands and
23:09reading his mind that time was oh gee
23:13Here's clarkson clarkson has played an excellent game off the bench
23:19Ananobi to alvarado
23:22Look at this matchup fears and alvarado
23:25Diorara gets down the lane lefty layup is good
23:29High stepping to the rim
23:31Straight down broadway with dior
23:35Diorara with his first bucket of the game. I like this kid folks this look in
23:41precocious neophyte out there fierce
23:46Herb jones kicks it back out queen's gonna try a three-pointer that won't go towns grabs the rebound his
23:52ninth
23:56Diorara previously getting to the hoop
23:59Three-pointer is good carl anthony towns
24:03His second three and the knicks have opened up a six-point lead and a quick timeout here in the
24:08fourth from new orleans
24:10So let's take a look at diawawa
24:12Going straight down broadway
24:16Bouncing and announcing doing a good job swooping
24:19Hooping and then towns coming right back straight on with the swiss pelicans want to talk
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24:48historical black college fears up top mc
24:53Towns guarding him
24:55Fears gets past alvarado lefty lamp like kid he's he's got some spunk out there yeah he's smooth
25:0219 years old
25:0512 points in 12 minutes off the bench plus three assists
25:12Towns
25:13thought about a three
25:17Knicks have been getting it back door pelicans taking it away now alvarado step back towns gonna try another three
25:23-pointer
25:24Can't get it the fall
25:26queen outlets
25:28On the drive shot won't go jones can't hit it towns wrestles it away for his 10th rebound
25:36Clarkson diawara to the basket lefty layup no good towns on the follow
25:43Theron's ubiquitous now
25:46Making three balls getting second opportunities this time
25:50Vicks back up by six on the drive fears his foul on a pass
25:56Foul is going to go against alvarado see
25:59Let's take a look at towns and omnipresence
26:03The wall of misfire in this town, but there's the seven-foot towns with the tipping
26:08So good hustle and muscle by the big man
26:12Second
26:13Leading rebounder in the nba's got 11 more and there's still nine and a half to go josh bart will
26:18return but you see the huffing and puffing
26:21The pelicans have attempted nine free throws and nicks 10
26:25So very little stoppage in the action and it's been a fascinating pace tonight
26:31Bridges will check in
26:35Clarkson will sit
26:37Clarkson in 17 minutes 10 points
26:40Five assists three rebounds and a steal and bridges with 14
26:45points and seven assists so he's been uh very efficient tonight
26:51jeremiah fears
26:53to step back
26:55Williamson
26:56zion
26:57Spins shot blocks
26:59Swatted out of bounds
27:00by an obi with 2.5 left on the clock previously og strip williamson with a similar play
27:07heart was helping out and og with the rejection
27:12He has to place of the last
27:15He's got to play seven more games because he he has to be on nba all defense this year. Clyde.
27:21Yeah
27:23Pass up top queen
27:26Leans in shot won't go and towns with yet another rebound queen was too concerned with drawing the foul rather
27:33than getting the shot off
27:36Down shot won't go queen with the rebound
27:40And the queen's the other rookie like fears
27:46This kid has a handle he has the quickness
27:49Exuding a lot of confidence in his game tonight and knocks down the baseline jumper
27:55Yep, imagine being 19 years old
27:58Covenant in this hostile environment against the team that's won six in a row and he is unafraid
28:05Heart corner three in and out but a foul on the three-point shot
28:13Queen is complaining will they challenge
28:20So now hart has a streak of nine consecutive threes missed that one which would have ended the streak unless
28:27they call list the foul
28:29On the three-point attempt which would keep the streak streak alive
28:38Well, they they had to call his foot only thing he did was encroach on the shot
28:44He didn't touch hard at all. Well, I think that's what they're looking for if it's foot on foot. They
28:49call a flagrant
28:49Yeah, it was this split. It's gonna count as a as a foul
28:53Watch his foot. He didn't touch him at all. There his foot goes right there
28:59And hart kind of came down on his foot. Yeah, it is it the reckless closeout
29:03Now that's that right foot goes forward
29:07So either way the streak is alive for hart. He's hit nine consecutive threes
29:12The knicks franchise record
29:15Is 10 the nba record
29:17Is 13
29:19Knicks record held by alan houston marcus morris
29:23And trent tucker
29:27Meanwhile for the nba brent price has 13 straight terry mills shake milton
29:36And anfernee simons
29:40This be a huge call because it'd be free throws and possession
29:46It wasn't a challenge
29:48Very few fouls called in the game
29:52Because of the dishing so
29:56The pelicans have 27 assists the knicks have 26
30:03Number 58 is josh tibbon and he's the crew chief. He's one of the best officials in the business
30:10His 14th year. He's done a lot of finals games
30:13Upon review the last extension of the foot by queen into the landing area of heart is going to be
30:18deemed a flagrant foul
30:19Penalty one for a reckless closeout. It'll be three free throws and it'll be new york ball on the side
30:24with 24 on the shot clock
30:27Queen pleading his case
30:31I understand it's
30:33That one didn't seem like it was overt but he did step into the landing area
30:39James borrego now doing the arguing form josh tibbon trying to explain it
30:46So first foul on queen three free throws and possession
30:51Yeah, this obviously one of the more pivotal plays of the game right here
31:01Yeah, he's because he stepped forward yes hearts feet come forward
31:04That's the normal way a shooter comes forward like that
31:07it wasn't
31:11It wasn't overt but but I I think
31:14You know the officials have been fairly consistent on those if that foot gets under the landing area they're going
31:21to call the flagrant
31:23But I feel queen's pain
31:26His heart knocking down the free throws
31:32By the way, you know he has
31:34I'm not making a joke is his
31:37One of his endorsements this year was with dairy queen. Oh, yeah
31:41Love watching a kid play. Yeah, he's 250 pounds
31:47They got made got one that's going to be around a long time. He's an excellent player
31:58Towns
31:59Downs misses
32:01And queen with a rebound
32:04Seven-point knit lead
32:09Jeremiah fears up top to queen queen not looking for a shot now. He's open. There's herb jones
32:14jones pulls off foul line jumpers good
32:17Jones is just play some offense tonight normally not his 14. Dan averages this year nine per game
32:25He's got 14 tonight
32:28He's average double figures a couple of times in his career
32:37Bridges looking finds out an obi
32:41And an obi makes a move shot off nicely by Williamson now steps back three-pointer
32:45Won't go towns the offensive rebound
32:48Downs looking cross-court corner three bridges
32:53And me see
32:55Able to corral
32:56Good blocking out by Williamson
32:58Fears just right down the court lays it up and in boy. He gets down there in a hurry
33:03Oh, yeah, the jet propelled the neophyte has been a delight
33:09showing range with a jumper
33:12Smooth operator
33:14Slicing and dicing the knicks this time as they want to talk
33:42Back at battleston square going
33:44It's been a really fun game to watch knicks right now with a three-point lead
33:49game that's had
33:5015 lead changes 11 ties knicks up by as many as
33:5514 pelicans briefly had a six-point lead and an offensive extravaganza both teams 50 over 50 percent from the
34:03field as well as from downtown
34:04Downs
34:10Bridges uses the robinson screen back to brunson brunson one-on-one with jones
34:15Jones has been on his case all evening brunson drives pulls back gets off the jumper got it
34:24That's a fun isolation jones is a fabulous defender jalen brunson gets the best of him he's got 19
34:32Queen
34:33Queen corner three no bridges the rebound
34:37Knicks have six players in double figures
34:41Including two off the bench clarkson and robinson
34:47Bridges to ananobi man and always had a terrific game had a great first half good defense here by the
34:52pelican bridges shot won't go
34:54Robinson tips it they dive for it out of bounds and it's nick ball look at that hustle for mitchell
35:00robinson diving on the floor
35:02That is the last touch by mesey mesey 611 robinson a seven-footer
35:07Diving striving
35:10And the knicks will have it right there
35:13That's why sometimes folks is dangerous sitting courtside a lot of weight coming at you right here
35:19Oh
35:21Coaches love to see that
35:23Floor burn effort by both team mitchell robinson. This is the seventh consecutive game. He's played
35:29That's the most all season because the knicks haven't had a back-to-back in a while. That's why he's
35:34missed games
35:34But this is the longest stretch of consecutive game
35:37Stolen by murphy
35:39He sees robinson so returns and goes the other way
35:44Now drives on robinson pulls back murphy's in range from there short robinson man gotten a piece of it
35:51Mesey misses bridges the rebound and a loose ball foul
35:55Will go the other way sadiq bay not happy
36:01That's his fourth
36:06Yeah, they've held bay and he's averaging 17 a game well he has 14 now
36:12Oh
36:14Back of it's coming back here. He has been a nick nemesis tonight
36:18Matovich 12 points three boards and 20 minutes off the bench only averaging six coming off the bench
36:25second team foul on the pelicans
36:28Bridges bringing the ball up now runs and get an arrest
36:36Brunson now has it wait barnet used to do me just mike
36:41It's still in the back in the front court and shoot
36:44Brunson pulls up jump shot got it again
36:46David brunson now with 21 and it's working for brunson not bringing the ball up the court
36:52He's more arrested he made his last two shots
36:56Hears up top matovich back to fears fake fire
37:02Jeremiah fears with 19 points in 17 minutes averaging 13 coming off the bench
37:13Hears bridges fears guarding him again
37:17Brunson off the ball as they bring it up robinson hands it back off
37:23Ellicott's trying to tighten up the deep brunson on brunson he's made his last two gets in falling away shot
37:28and a foul
37:32Brunson one of the foul on the weight of the basket as
37:35Jones picks up the personal yeah within the act of shooting
37:39but fearless
37:41Is the neophyte so he continues to delight with his shooting
37:46Brunson made his last two jumpers and now looking for two more points from the free throw line
37:51the captain
37:53Mr. Klutz coming into his time right now five minutes
37:58remaining
37:59He gets the first free throw to go
38:02Now brunson leads the knicks with 22 towns and ananobi each have 21
38:08bridges 14 clarkson 10 mitchell robinson 11
38:14DOR is going to come in
38:17Oh, mr robinson he didn't want to come out
38:20Well, we mentioned the pelicans play small and now the knicks are playing small
38:24All this players via war right now is 69
38:27Jalen brunson and what an ovation for robinson
38:3221 minutes five for five from the field 11 points eight rebounds
38:37and a couple of blocked shots and diving and striving keeping balls alive
38:44Brunson hits a pair the lead back up to six
38:50Knicks trying to win their seventh straight
38:53Against the pelicans team that have really played well after that disastrous start to the season
39:00Inside banks at home this rookie fears no man right now
39:05elusive abusive
39:08With next strategy that time he's got 21 points and it's back to four
39:13The oara off the brunson
39:17Bridges double team looking
39:20Oh
39:21Bad pass stolen by fears picked up by bay bay drives inside layup is good
39:27It's a two-point game cross-court pass is always dangerous
39:31Good job by b to capitalize again the pelicans are in the top 10 of the nba in steals and
39:37deflections
39:40They're tightening up their d now the oara dribbling
39:44finds heart
39:46Oh
39:47Another
39:47Stolen by fears, but he stepped out of bounds oh the knicks get a break
39:53Let's take a look at cross-court passes folks why they're dangerous
39:57That's why
39:58Spears in the passing lane bay the recipient
40:03Spears is 19 he looks like he's about 15
40:07He's got that boyish face, but
40:10He has been spectacular here in his nba madison square garden debut
40:16We'll take a timeout 408 remaining here in the fourth dicks have six on the shot clock and a two
40:22-point lead
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40:4419 year old rookie jeremiah fears who averages 13 a game here in his msg debut here in the nba
40:53It's the 12th time this season. He's hit 20 or more
40:57Brunson on the drive flips it up shot is good
41:01Some brunson bravado here in the fourth quarter and then it's backed up by four
41:05fears almost coughed it up
41:08The defense by Clarkson
41:11They're pushing and shoving now seems too close to this kid foe this guy's too fast for that drives inside
41:17gets knocked down and a foul
41:22On the pass
41:23It's only the second team foul if you're guarding fears you can't crowd him you got to give him a
41:28step or two steps
41:29The guy that's why he's getting around him
41:32He got fouled even before that last push and you know what's no word of this kid is playing so
41:37good zion
41:37Has been on a pin snow in this run by the pelicans
41:41This is
41:43Makovich fears murphy
41:45Sadiq bay and herb jones out there
41:49Six on a 24 murphy's got great range pulls back fires away three-pointer won't go
41:55And josh hart grabs his sixth rebound
41:58Brunson pushes brunson drives brunson finishes banks at home
42:04timeout pelicans captain clutch once again
42:08poor defense by the pelicans bruncan going
42:1160 feet and no one contested him he's got the last 10 points for the next or back up by
42:18six watch the captain
42:20Head up eyes wide open they allow him to go to his left hand
42:24He's going to punish you wielding the dealing
42:27off the glass
42:31Again they're there but they're not there because he can improvise with the left hand 25 now for jalen brunson
42:38to go with six assists
42:41And now a six-point lead which means nothing the way this game has been going still 324 remaining
42:48Let's answer today's cadillac trivia
42:52Question prior to carl anthony towns was the last nick to have 50 plus double doubles in consecutive seasons. It's
42:59It's got to be either patrick can't be all the way back to the captain can it
43:05Oh, david lee did it
43:10Dave the rave we forget he had some just great seasons
43:17Yeah, he's amongst the nba's leading rebounders. He has great taste off the court too mike. He didn't do too
43:23bad
43:27So here you see the double doubles
43:31Bob Mcadoo jerry lucas
43:35Of course marry the wonderful talented tennis pro
43:39marilyn wozniacki
43:42Carl anthony towns tonight 21 and 13. the agents is already hanging outside their door mike
43:48The smart agents are
43:55Jeremiah fears wants the ball in his hand at crunch time almost turned it away
44:00And now zion is back remember missing the head pin on the pins
44:03Williamson and clarkson shot clock at seven fears drives kicks it out in the corner back to sadiq
44:08Bay his three won't go bridges great boxing out and hart comes out with a rebound also the swarming nick
44:15d that time
44:16Oji on an obi is the tallest nick on the floor
44:20Brunson puts it up
44:22And bay falls down and grabs his right leg
44:27A foul on josh hart that's going to be his fourth nick's not in the penalty yet
44:33Mentioned bay the bay was in that trade from atlanta
44:37With murray and he was like a throw in but he's turned out to be a tremendous player for them
44:42averaging 17 a game
44:43Yeah, he missed a year and a half with a torn acl
44:47as you see the foul here
44:49And he said when he came back being injured it changed his complete perspective
44:54Doesn't take anything for granted on how special it is to play in the nba
44:58And it's come in his play he's having a career season
45:01Now murray is back
45:04Fears goes to the bench. I don't know why you take that kid off
45:08Williamson out to sadiq bay heart guarding him heart trying to poke it away bay gets it layup missed it
45:14foul
45:16They working diligently off the bounds hard on his case
45:20But always zealous fouling him oji ananobi
45:24Commits the foul that's his third heart has to be careful. This is a close game every point matters
45:29You don't want to pick up a technical
45:31mention bay is up for a contract extension, folks
45:35He's at six million that they call that a bargain today in the nba
45:39He's had he has a 42 point game this year and in his career. He has a 51 point game.
45:45That's when he was with detroit
45:50He's his fifth year in the league
45:53Another villain of a wildcat
45:56Back to a four point game with two and a half to play
46:00Brunson the only nick with the neck like down the stretch here someone else has to step up
46:08Brunson up top ananobi wide open three
46:12Murray the rebound
46:19Murray drives on clarkson
46:22Pulls up shot short rebound brunson
46:25Brunson ahead the heart heart goes up banks at home
46:30Beautiful fast break in the next back up by six what a superb pass by brunson
46:35To the roommate assist number seven for jalen brunson
46:41Under two to play proud one defense now williamson goes inside lays it up and in hart went for the
46:48steal
46:49And that's the wrong thing to do. Yeah, he comes up
46:52A little something the heart did going for the steel
46:56That allow williams to go straight to the
47:00Knicks continue to play small
47:02Oh gee the tallest in the count there six six
47:10Brunson guarded by murray
47:13They're looking to double he's been invincible brunson the drive leans in puts it up bank shot won't go but
47:20a foul
47:22Dejounte murray not happy with the call as he picks up the personal and a technical foul has been handed
47:28out
47:30I
47:31Think it might be herb jones
47:35Yep jones the technical murray the personal
47:39And you see deandre jordan that's one of the reasons he's on this team
47:43He's telling the young man you can't pick up a technical look at the clock look at the time
47:50So folly by jones he's played a good game tonight jones as we're showing folly here
47:58You can see deandre jordan he was exasperated
48:02brunson
48:03Hits the free throw right away
48:10So watch jones in the paint now right behind josh hart
48:15Turns and says something right there to josh tiven and that's it technical
48:21You'll ill-advised improvement it doesn't look like a lot but
48:26Could have been one of those magic words you can't cost the team in this scenario
48:30For your own ego frivolous
48:33Played by jones
48:35Brunson hits another
48:38Daniel brunson now
48:4012 points here in this fourth quarter 29 for the game reigning mr. Clutch showing why
48:48He's been superb with his different and switching
48:51An efficient game 11 of 19 from the field hearing chance of mvp
48:56Provocative chance of mvp now he's six of seven
49:01From the free throw line knicks up seven equals their largest lead here in the fourth don't foul and denied
49:07it three ball
49:08Zion williamson they scored so quickly williamson now at 21. He scored the last two as williamson
49:15Under minutes ago knicks by five
49:19And an obi looks to set the screen
49:22Brunson drives pulls back out
49:25Looks up at the shot clock now drives on williamson again goes inside kicks it out
49:30Was it deflected no threw it out of bounds nobody was in the corner
49:37Turnover number 11 for the knicks pelicans still have life
49:42You
49:46Dejounte murray
49:48Back up top williamson clarkson
49:51Guarding him williamson inside he's double team throws it up shot no good but a foul yeah williamson
49:59Will shoot two free throws he's five of six from the line tonight williamson was 12 feet away heart went
50:05for the steel
50:06Allowing him to go straight to the hoop and then murray and he ran like a two-man game
50:11He went straight to the hoop now. He's at the line looking for two more fourth foul on on an
50:16obi
50:18And this is what the pelicans want stop the clock and go to the line
50:23So if you're the knicks no threes and no fouls
50:26Williamson's just 71 percent
50:29From the free throw line, but it's now six of seven tonight
50:32Long way to go this game is not over the knicks have to stay ready knicks still have two timeouts
50:37remaining
50:38Pelicans have one each team still with a challenge there are no more fouls to give
50:44Both in the penalty
50:46Oh, get out. It's the second towns the rebound hands it off the heart
50:51It's a four-point game heart brings it up and immediately fouled by murphy. So josh hart
50:57We'll go to the line with 23.3 remaining
51:03Hart tonight 9.7 boards three assists he's three for three from the line
51:12The room the heart got fouled behind the arc and he made three consecutive
51:16Free throws and see if he can make two more he spent two and a half years with the pelicans
51:21one of two knicks
51:23Who played for new wallets of course alvarado?
51:27Knicks from the free throw line 18 of 19 that's 95 percent
51:32Fears sitting down. I still don't know why they took him out. This kid was amazing tonight
51:38The last game in the knicks were 18 and 19 from the line. Look how young he looks klein
51:43I know
51:45His brother is older ironically. Yeah heart misses the second
51:51Murphy has it mixed by five
51:5418 seconds to go murphy on the drive gets inside and a quick bucket
52:01Oh
52:03Called by mike brown, so it's a three-point game with 15.6 left
52:09His heart from over. Yeah, we mentioned hard and made three consecutive and then he comes up missing this one
52:14Murphy takes him to the hoop the knicks are talking it over the knicks trying to win
52:19their seventh straight in their 48th of the season
52:24Will it be the winning streak extended?
52:27Well, the outie knicks postgame will have it all covered
52:29We'll hear from mike brown here from the players here from bill pedo
52:34and alan han
52:36And of course wally
52:39Let's take a look at the maestro
52:42Having another virtual so performance on the baseline with the swish
52:48Again the fallback baby jumper
52:52Wheeling the deal in between three pelicans
52:56So brunson had most of the force down the stretch this time slicing all the way to the hoop poor
53:02defense by the pelicans
53:0313 points in the fourth for jalen brunson
53:07Including four of five from the field here in the fourth quarter. He also has seven assists
53:14Another 30-point game for the nick captain the knicks still have some work to do there's plenty of time
53:21Again now we're each with one timeout left
53:25first key for the knicks get the ball in bounds
53:28And secondly they're gonna have to hit some free throws before they wrap this one up
53:32They will advance the ball with that timeout and an ob towns part
53:37bridges and brunson
53:41Towns has been on the bench he's been out of the action
53:44So he's back out there for his free throw prowess
53:49Bridges is in the backcourt right now. They're not guarding him. Well now bay gets up on him
53:56Don't try to get free heart finds brunson
53:59Brunson holds it
54:01And murphy with the foul and that's his second you know jalen brunson the chance to put the knicks up
54:06by five
54:11James borrego as we said earlier he has done an excellent job with a team that at one point this
54:15season was three and 22
54:18But in their last 33 games clyde they're over 500. Yep getting murray back was one of the catalysts
54:26And we just saw
54:29That neophyte what he can do
54:31He's been playing well
54:33Claxon comes in towns will sit down putting more
54:37quick perimeter players out there
54:44Having a grand time is brunson now with a big free throw
54:50Already with 14 points here in the fourth quarter
54:55And nicks have needed everyone and the knicks have hit 11 of 12 free throws here in this fourth quarter
55:0313.6 remaining it's back to five yeah, don't foul and don't give up the three more
55:08Yeah, that's the key is not giving up the three on these murphy's gonna want to shoot
55:11It goes back to murray murray launches his three that one off the mark rebound heart heart brings it back
55:16out and that'll do it
55:18The winning streak is now seven
55:24Captain clutch with a magnificent fourth quarter
55:30Fifteen fourth quarter points overcoming a stylish play of the 19 year old rookie
55:36And the knicks beat the pelicans 121 116 good job out of nicks playing small ball
55:42along with the pelicans and coming away with the victory
55:47Seven knicks in double figures led by brunson
55:51So many contributing to this victory
55:56But led by the captain once again our c4 energizing play is presented by c4 energy
56:02shaking and baking and dishing
56:05is the captain
56:07Yeah, that is the way we saw this all evening the dazzling passing by the knicks
56:11Robinson showing his stuff robinson 11 points eight rebounds two block shots and a steal
56:19Yeah, so nicks
56:22Get another victory robinson as we said it's seven consecutive game that he's played you just see the rhythms in
56:28he's in you see the joy
56:29He's playing with
56:31And healthy as long as he's healthy
56:35Nothing else matters
56:37But the house there's cat
56:40And nobody had the huge first half
56:44He and zion were going at it all evening tonight carl anthony towns another 14 rebounds clarkson was just superb
56:51off the bench
56:53two of the next bench clarkson and robinson were in double figures
56:59And the knicks now improved to 48 and 25
57:05But jalen brunson 32 points seven assists 15
57:10At crunch time he's with alan
57:12Thank you mike jalen that's seven straight wins and right now
57:17Mere percentage points out of second place in the east with some scoreboard watching tomorrow night
57:22How important is seating versus just playing as best you can going down the stretch into the playoffs just focus
57:28on playing as best we can
57:29Um control we can control
57:32That's what's most important to us right now you have 15 points in the fourth quarter
57:37What do you what happens to you what goes on in your mind in a fourth quarter of a close
57:41game when it's winning time
57:44Just trying to be myself
57:47Sit to my habits
57:49Focus on my work ethic what's got me here and
57:53Keep it that way
57:55I know free throws aren't exciting to talk about but the team made 11 of 12 free throws in the
57:59fourth quarter as well
58:00Clutch free throw shooting is critical to win especially when we again get into the playoffs
58:05How much is this team focused on that because there were some times earlier this season free throws were an
58:10issue
58:10Yeah, I mean
58:12Like I said, we are control we can control and that's one thing that we that we can control so
58:16It's important for us to finish games close games and
58:20It's definitely a big component another 30 point game for jalen brunson. Thanks very much jalen mike
58:26Where i've seen it time and time again
58:29One of those players you should never take for granted
58:32He has changed everything since his arrival here in new york
58:36And gives the knicks their seventh straight win and 48th of the season more to come including the post game
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