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00:00Спросed by Verizon, halftime of the guard, Nick's up 15.
00:13Nick's basketball is presented by Chase.
00:16Alan Hunt here, courtside, for the assistant coach interview.
00:19Chris Young joining us right now.
00:20That's quite a defensive first half for you guys, holding the team to 36.
00:24That is a season low for a first half.
00:26What has been working?
00:27Well, first of all, I like your suit.
00:29So you're ready to go out for your Friday night.
00:31It's a great call.
00:32Friday night, Nick.
00:33Yes, sir.
00:35Defense has been great.
00:37Obviously, Ingram, got to keep an eye on him, show him a lot of help.
00:40They don't quite have as much shooting out there on the floor right now.
00:43The offense has been something that's been very interesting that we've seen over the last couple of days,
00:47especially with the two-man game with Brunson and Towns.
00:50What are the different options you can get from that?
00:52Well, a lot of options.
00:54That two-man game is getting better and better.
00:57I think with our spacing around that two-man game, that can always improve, but we've got to continue to
01:02grow.
01:03All right.
01:03Well, good luck in the second half.
01:04Thanks so much, and I appreciate the compliment.
01:06I'll let you know who this suit teller is.
01:07All right.
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01:11How about turnovers, guys?
01:13That is also a number that stands out to me.
01:15Only three in that first half for four points off turnovers.
01:19That's key for the Knicks, because in their previous four games against the Raptors,
01:22they've given up 21 points off of their turnovers, 17 a game.
01:26The Raptors' top five enforcing turnovers, but not in this game so far, Mike.
01:30Bye.
01:31All right, Alan.
01:31And it was a nice suit, don't you think, Clyde?
01:33Oh, yeah, yeah.
01:35It's not a cow suit like you have on, but...
01:37It was a sharp suit for a Friday night.
01:40He's going to be styling and profiling.
01:42Meanwhile, Ogieanna and Obe not starting here.
01:45Brunson sneaks inside and banks it home.
01:49Apparently, he turned his ankle in the first half and will not return.
01:53Didn't appear to be anything serious.
01:55Obviously, at this particular time, you don't want to take any chances.
01:59Brunson with the right hand.
02:02Ambidextrous off the bounce.
02:04Back door coming wide open.
02:05Oh, well, late whistle but a foul.
02:09Although the players will tell you that they don't care if it's late as long as it's correct.
02:16Close keys to the second half.
02:18Yeah, they've done a good job on Ingram, so he's in single digits with only eight points.
02:23Obviously, Nick's only three turnovers, folks, with four points.
02:27Conversely, the Raptors, nine turnovers, 17 points they've given up.
02:32So, Jacoby going back door to get to the line for two.
02:36There's a very good chance, as Walter misses that, that Sunday's game against Charlotte is going to be completely meaningless
02:43in terms of where the Knicks finish.
02:45Because right now, Boston is up huge against the Pelicans, and Cleveland is trailing by a large margin against the
02:54Hawks.
02:55Yeah, we saw Mitchell was not playing tonight for Cleveland.
02:58So, if Cleveland loses tonight, then the Knicks are guaranteed the third spot.
03:03And if Boston wins tonight, then they're guaranteed the second spot and would clinch the third seed for the Knicks.
03:12Ingram with the steal.
03:14Back inside.
03:15I don't know if Chammut got a piece of it.
03:17Perlow gets the rebound, lays it back up and in.
03:21The problem with the Raptors' IQ is not here, folks.
03:25He's averaging 16 and 5, so he's their orchestrator.
03:29RJ's not here.
03:30He's averaging 19 and 5.
03:32That's a big deficit for them to try to overcome tonight.
03:35By the way, tonight's game is huge for the Raptors because they're currently tied with Atlanta for the fifth spot.
03:43They have the tiebreaker as well against Atlanta.
03:47And his town shot missed Knicks.
03:51Knicks' largest lead was 17.
03:5436 points.
03:55The few of the Knicks have allowed any team this season in the first half.
04:07McCauley-Walter, jump shot short into the hands of Josh Hart.
04:14Pass deflected by Pirtle.
04:16Looks a little sloppy after doing a good job in the first half.
04:19They had three turnovers at halftime.
04:21And Barnes throws it in.
04:22They've got three turnovers in two minutes here in the third.
04:27Yep, only Brunson has Vinnie Lucent.
04:30Able to get to the hoop early on.
04:37And all the Raptors, folks, have a plus, minus, minus.
04:41And that's not a surprise as the poolers they've played so far.
04:45Shed.
04:47Shaken up.
04:49You have to say that slowly.
04:52And as Barnes
04:55Picks up his first.
05:02Brackabitch.
05:03Team can clinch that playoff.
05:06Magic number one.
05:08Either lost by the Hawks or a win.
05:11Here tonight.
05:13Brunson floats it up.
05:14Nice, soft touch.
05:15Brunson's got 17.
05:18Two consecutive penetrations by the captain.
05:27There's Scottie Barnes.
05:28Barnes pulls up.
05:29And that one rolls around and drops through.
05:31He's got eight points.
05:32They don't have anybody in double figures.
05:34I mean, they've only scored 43 points.
05:36And we've played now 27 minutes.
05:37Barnes has made his last two shots.
05:41Hard screen set.
05:42Boy, Shed is.
05:43He just goes barreling through screens.
05:46Brunson goes on.
05:47Pirtle gets inside.
05:51Barnes did not touch it.
05:52So another turnover.
05:54Knicks already have more turnovers in the third quarter.
05:56And there's 8.55 left in the period
05:58than they did the entire first half.
06:00As Lawson comes back in.
06:01Brunson had been adept going to the hoop.
06:03He's made his last two.
06:04But this time he's the culprit with the turnover.
06:07Shed gets his seat.
06:08He's been beaten up tonight.
06:19Lawson.
06:22Lawson misses.
06:24Bounds trying to save it.
06:25And he stepped out of bounds.
06:26See, without IQ, they've had Barnes trying to orchestrate.
06:30He's 6'8".
06:30But he's not adept at that.
06:32So no one else has been able to come in as a point guard.
06:35It helped him.
06:36There's Emmanuel quickly.
06:41Planta fleshy-itis.
06:43Yep.
06:43He's played 69 games this year.
06:45Quickly did.
06:46Averaging 16 and a half points.
06:48And just under 6 assists a game.
06:52Such a popular net.
06:54Brunson comes up with a steal.
06:58Hart to Towns running the floor.
07:00And the flush.
07:03Carl Anthony Towns playing with a lot of force tonight.
07:0616 points.
07:078 rebounds.
07:08Barnes misses.
07:10Hart catches and runs.
07:12Ahead to Shamit.
07:14Shamit off the bounce.
07:15Layups good.
07:16Nick's playing fast.
07:18And a timeout call by the Raptors as the lead right back up to 16.
07:23Nick's running and stunning.
07:26Towns has been mesmerized and intoxicating.
07:31Unnipotent.
07:31Getting to the hoop with gusto.
07:35Yeah.
07:36Slamming and jamming.
07:37This time going back towards.
07:39Again showing his stuff.
07:42So the Knicks with the knack and Shamit getting into the knack.
07:46Huffing and stuffing.
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08:20Barnes, Pirtle, Ingram, Lawson, and Walter out there for Toronto.
08:26Lawson gets it back.
08:29Drives on Towns.
08:31Goes inside.
08:31Draws some contact.
08:33First foul on Towns.
08:37And Lawson will go to the free throw line.
08:44Our Cadillac trivia question was, which Knicks duo holds the record for most consecutive 20-plus-point seasons?
08:51Why would you guess?
08:53I'm baffled.
08:56All right, let's, I'm tired of getting yelled at for giving answers, although I wouldn't have known this one.
09:01Go ahead, Richie Garrow.
09:02You were right.
09:03And Willie Knowles.
09:06You and Willis did it two seasons.
09:10I was thinking Ewing and Cartwright.
09:16I thought maybe they did it, but apparently not.
09:21How about Michael Ray and Ray Williams?
09:26Bernard King and Cartwright.
09:27A lot of possibilities.
09:32But obviously all of those are wrong.
09:39And he's got 19 points.
09:45Post and toasting.
09:47Money in the bank for Brunson.
09:5160-point lead.
09:56Kobe Walter finds Scottie Barnes.
10:00Orange drives on Hart.
10:02Hurdle.
10:03Little push shot is good.
10:04Just his second shot attempt.
10:07Both have gone in.
10:10Towns has to see the ball.
10:11See his man at the same time.
10:13Even Turtle uncontested that time.
10:17They're starting to feature Brunson now with isolation.
10:20Brunson against Walter.
10:22A good.
10:26Defensive three seconds called against the Raptors.
10:29Brunson will go to the line.
10:31When you guys played and it was a technical foul.
10:34How did your team determine who shot the technical free throw?
10:39It's a good course of my age.
10:41I can't recall.
10:43Willis said, you go.
10:45Yeah, usually go with the best shooter who has the best percentage.
10:49Usually Barnett.
10:50Barnett was an excellent free throw shooter.
10:55Brunson went right to the line.
10:56He's three for three tonight.
10:58Is Ryakovich looking on?
11:03So now possession with 14 on the shot clock.
11:07Crowd abuzz now.
11:09The Knicks dominating the game.
11:13Bridges scoots across the lane.
11:16Gets it back in the corner.
11:17He's going to have to shoot it.
11:18Shot clock winding down.
11:21Bridges just gets it off in time.
11:22Does hit the rim.
11:24Loss in the rebound.
11:29Jacobi Welter.
11:30The Barnes in the post.
11:34Towns grabs rebound number nine.
11:36Second in the NBA rebounds for game.
11:39He's now tied for first with double-doubles.
11:41Nice move.
11:42How about that finesse from the big man?
11:45Yeah, he's showing it all tonight.
11:47The dexterity, the feline quickness, and the canine attitude as well.
11:52So efficient tonight.
11:53Seven of 11 from the field.
11:55And there's Walter.
11:57That's his third three-pointer.
11:59Yeah, he's been erratic.
12:00Week one.
12:00This one.
12:01Make two.
12:05Midway through the third.
12:07Final weekend of the regular season.
12:10Second to last game for the Knicks.
12:12And a foul on Pirtle.
12:14Can you leave the mic?
12:15Did it go fast for you this season?
12:17It really did.
12:18Yeah, man.
12:19I can't believe where we are.
12:22Some years, just for whatever reason,
12:26usually when teams are struggling,
12:28the season seems to last forever.
12:30But even the last,
12:32compared to the last couple of years,
12:33the Knicks have obviously been
12:35terrific the last several years.
12:37This year flew by.
12:39Yeah, three consecutive seasons
12:41with 50 or more wins for the Knicks.
12:46Mobo back in.
12:47He's guarding Towns.
12:49As Pirtle picked up his third foul.
12:51Shot clock is four.
12:54Towns is going to have to get it off.
12:56And it's not.
12:57And they bail him out.
12:58I'm going to call it.
12:59Feely picks up the foul.
13:01He's first, third team foul.
13:02Not a good foul by Moomoo.
13:04More less than four seconds on the shot clock.
13:06All they do is keep Towns in front of him.
13:10I don't think his name is Moomoo.
13:15You're really taking this cow up for a long way here.
13:19Is that the outfit you get the most reaction from?
13:22Yeah, yeah.
13:22The cow one.
13:24This is an older cow, though.
13:25The other one is the one with white kind of.
13:28Right.
13:28Yeah.
13:31My favorite is, is that jumper in and out, is when the, it's usually the Knick opponents.
13:37Because the current Knicks have seen all the outfits.
13:39The Knick opponents on the layup line before the game, like, just can't believe me.
13:48Shed kicks it out.
13:49Lawson backs up.
13:50Corner three is good.
13:53The Raptors movement and groovy.
13:55Hey, Lawson shooting 43% from three-point range.
14:00Kid wasn't drafted.
14:01Plays college ball at South Carolina.
14:05Another Canadian.
14:11Towns.
14:12And draws yet another foul.
14:14Nice pass from Clarkson.
14:15Shed his third.
14:17And more free throws for Carl Anthony Towns.
14:19Nixon's only taking nine.
14:21That was a momentum breaker there.
14:23They wrapped us with some momentum.
14:25And Towns, uh, he's been invincible all evening at the line for two.
14:32Eighteen points.
14:34Nine rebounds.
14:35Four assists.
14:40Knicks, again, only nine free throw attempts, but they've hit eight of them.
14:45Raptors are seven of 14 from the line.
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15:14Towns hits a pair on the verge of yet another 20-10 game.
15:20And the Knicks back up 13.
15:23Shed trying to go coast-to-coast.
15:25That's a poor transition defense that time.
15:28Yeah, the guy goes 90 feet.
15:30After a made free throw.
15:35Raptors are not quitting, folks.
15:37Still a lot of pep in their step.
15:38Again, this is a very meaningful game.
15:40They want to clinch the playoff spot and not wind up in the play-in.
15:44Nice pass from Towns.
15:45Clarkson sets, fires, but can't hit.
15:49Crowd back into it.
15:50Oohs and ahs.
15:51There's Ingram.
15:52Ingram coast-to-coast.
15:54And the Knicks with two consecutive poor transition defensive possessions.
15:58Breezy shared the right side.
15:59Ingram going the left side with this stuff.
16:02So a 17-point lead's been cut to nine.
16:06Yep.
16:11Brunson against Shed.
16:12Ingram lurking to help out.
16:14Baseline.
16:15Turnaround's good.
16:16Another sweet jumper from Jaylen Brunson.
16:19Turned baseline to elude the double team and the Swiss.
16:27Brunson helps out defensively.
16:30Lawson.
16:34Mamateles really backs up.
16:36He had a good first half.
16:37Stolen by Bridges.
16:39Bridges goes up.
16:41Layout.
16:41And a stop for Mikael Bridges.
16:45Timeout of Raptors.
16:46The lead back up to 13.
16:49The defense of Mikael Bridges.
16:52Watch how Bridges anticipates.
16:55Did it last?
16:56Did it last?
16:57Did it last pass?
16:57Able to get it to the pass and lead.
17:00Yeah.
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18:02One of his shots.
18:03Yep.
18:04Tough as nails.
18:08Lawson tries another three.
18:09That one won't go.
18:11Huck Porty to rebound.
18:11So, Mo Diawari getting his first minutes.
18:14Huck Porty, Clarkson, Bridges, and Brunson.
18:17No OG Ananobi.
18:18Left ankle turn.
18:20First half not returning.
18:21Brunson finds the realm and knocks down another three.
18:26Brunson's laid his last four shots.
18:28So, he's been isolating on the baseline.
18:31And this time the three ball.
18:32He's got 25 to lead all scores.
18:35Yeah, 25 last night.
18:3710 assists as well.
18:38And the lead back up to 16.
18:42Shed to Mo Bo.
18:43Bad pass.
18:44Another turnover.
18:46Clarkson throws it back for Huck Porty.
18:48Great unselfish play from Jordan Clarkson.
18:51And this is the largest lead of the night.
18:53Nick sharing and caring.
18:55Defense, their best offense right now.
19:00Well, the defense has been excellent.
19:02Only 57 points for Toronto with 210.
19:07Obviously, they're missing some key players.
19:10R.J. Barrett Manuel quickly as Ingram hits that.
19:15Also, Colin Murray Boyles, their rookie, is a very impressive young player.
19:21Rookie from South Carolina.
19:23He's out.
19:24Yeah, he has 17 last night.
19:26Yeah, the game.
19:27So, they're missing three key players in their rotation.
19:29Brunson dancing and prancing.
19:33That one, an air ball.
19:34Uh, Mamakalashvili grabs the rebound.
19:45Clarkson trying to guard.
19:47uses his offhand.
19:49The right-hand ball deflected off Diawara.
19:51Comes back.
19:51He goes to the corner for three and nails it.
19:54He's got 12 points.
19:56Doing a good job.
19:58Undaunted by the first miss.
20:00They're coming right in front of their bench with the three-ball switch.
20:05Brunson drives.
20:06Layup is good.
20:07Now, 27 for Brunson.
20:09We've been unachieving again off the bounce.
20:11It was the captain.
20:14Right now, the Atlanta Hawks are up very big against Cleveland.
20:19So, it looks like they're going to win.
20:21That would mean that the Raptors would fall to sixth with this loss.
20:26And as Ingram puts that in, if that happens, we still have a long ways to go.
20:30Remember, though, the Raptors do have a tiebreaker against the Hawks.
20:36So, if they finish even.
20:38Alley-oop, Huckporty!
20:39Clarkson and Huckporty with some terrific connections here late in the third.
20:43Butchson in a lighted event.
20:45And a capacity crowd at the world's most famous arena.
20:49Huckporty doesn't play a lot of minutes, but he's had some really good minutes this season.
20:54And they're in his second year.
20:56Bridges.
20:57Another excellent defensive player.
21:00The quick hands of Mikael Bridges.
21:03Let's take a look at the knickknacks.
21:08Huckporty, the beneficiary.
21:10With the alley-oop.
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21:17With 27 seconds left.
21:19Good work from Ariel Huckporty.
21:23Remember, the Raptors will win 13.
21:26And a big steal by Bridges.
21:28To break their momentum.
21:30And the Knicks regaining control of the game.
21:36The Knicks have beaten the Raptors 12 consecutive times, including all four meetings this season.
21:43Most of them have been blowouts like this one, Mike.
21:54The Knicks have won by 22, by 16, by 27, and by 16 this season against Toronto.
22:01And that was with IQ and R2.
22:05Boxing in the corner.
22:06Diawara quick release.
22:08Won't go.
22:09Knicks shot it too quickly.
22:11Barnes can't get it.
22:12Diawara can.
22:13Third quarter comes to an end.
22:17Jalen Brunson with 27.
22:19Carl Anthony Towns with 20.
22:20Knicks up 15 as we head to the fourth on Friday Night Knicks.
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23:02All right, Clyde.
23:03Nick's just trying to take care of business against the Raptors team.
23:06That's trying to clinch a playoff spot.
23:07What have you liked most about the performance?
23:09Yeah, the unselfish play, Mike.
23:11The tenacious defense.
23:12The Knicks running and gunning.
23:14Sharing and carrying the ball.
23:19Scotty Barnes.
23:21Nice move on Diawara.
23:22Gets it.
23:22Oh!
23:23I count it and a foul.
23:25That's an impressive move.
23:27And then the strength at the end to finish.
23:29Vincent Barnes.
23:30Barnes out of Florida State.
23:32Came into the league.
23:33Rookie of the year.
23:36He was an all-star this season.
23:38Along with Ingram.
23:41A little wheeling and dealing after the shaking and peaking.
23:44The dexterity.
23:45He's at the line.
23:46You know, they have that stat called stocks, combination of steals and blocks.
23:52He's second in the NBA in stocks.
23:55Only one man Yama has more.
23:58He's a root.
23:59Talk about a guy that has grown defensively.
24:02Clarkson draws the foul.
24:04Bank shot won't go.
24:05Brady Dick, who just checked in, picks up his first.
24:07Tribute to Clarkson tonight, Mike.
24:10It's Filipino night tonight.
24:13So, Clarkson was on the scoreboard.
24:15His mother's Filipino.
24:17So, doing a good job this time to get to the line.
24:20And there's that number talked about.
24:22Steals plus blocks.
24:26Impressive.
24:27You know, there's so many good defensive players in the NBA today.
24:32Individual defenders.
24:34Yep.
24:34Thompson brothers.
24:36Twins.
24:37They're always there.
24:38Dork.
24:39He's always there.
24:41The Raptors have three or four guys.
24:43And, of course, the Knicks have OG Ananobi, who's not playing the second half with the ankle injury.
24:47But, keep saying, he deserves first-team All-NBA defense.
24:52He saw the Great Barrier Thief down in Atlanta.
24:55Tyson Daniels.
25:00Scotty Barnes.
25:01Ryakovich has been promoting him to be All-NBA all season.
25:07Rajah Martin gets inside.
25:09Missed the layup.
25:10Huckporty wrestles it away from Pirtle.
25:14Jose doing a good job not fouling that time.
25:18So, you would think the starters are done for the night.
25:23Unless the Raptors make a run.
25:24Actually, it's only 14.
25:26That's easily doable to come back.
25:30Now, Llorado draws the foul.
25:31Pirtle picks up his fourth.
25:33Previously, Clarkson off the bounce to get to the line.
25:38So, the effervescent Jose at the line to shoot two.
25:42By mistake, it was not on Pirtle.
25:44Martin hit him before.
25:46So, the fouls on Martin.
25:49Rambling wreck from Georgia Tech.
25:51Played four seasons there undrafted.
25:56While you kids out there like the talent, continue to work hard, you never know what might happen.
26:01Now, this is his 27th game with the Knicks after the trade.
26:06And when McBride was learned that he was going to have surgery and be out.
26:11Mick's doing a terrific job getting Alvarado.
26:14He's had some terrific games.
26:16Missed the second free throw.
26:17And then they lost it out of bounds.
26:19A lot of you guys think you're too small.
26:21But Jose is only a six-footer.
26:25He talked about that.
26:26He realized very quickly that the key for him in the NBA.
26:29Oh, inbound pass.
26:31Perfectly executed.
26:32And Clarkson with another heads-up play.
26:35That's what happens when you don't see the ball and see your man simultaneously.
26:39Jacoby Walter.
26:41He's able to hit the three.
26:42He's four of seven from three-point range.
26:45As we said, he's shooting over 47% in the last 25 games from that distance.
26:55Clarkson gets inside.
26:56Whips a pass to Shamit in the corner.
26:59And Shamit hits.
27:00How about that pass from Clarkson?
27:02Yeah, we mentioned the unselfish play looking for the open man.
27:06So that personified is that time.
27:08Clarkson 10 points, four assists.
27:12And there's the Knick lead back up.
27:14The 16th.
27:15Good feet inside.
27:17And an easy bucket for Martin and a chance for a three-point play.
27:25So watch.
27:27Look at Clarkson.
27:28Give him the eye.
27:29Throw it up there.
27:30He doesn't see the ball.
27:31Martin doesn't see the ball, you see.
27:33So Martin retaliates.
27:36Now he goes back door on Jose.
27:38They get to the free throw line.
27:39That is just great camera work.
27:42Oh, yeah.
27:43All guys are the best.
27:45You say it all the time.
27:47I'm just so fortunate to work with this crew, led by our producer Spencer Julian, our director Howie Singer.
27:55Which we are crying about.
27:57We'll cry on Sunday in his final game.
28:00And Shamit throws it up top.
28:02Diora.
28:04Diora misses.
28:05I mean, you're more than welcome to start crying now.
28:07But I'm going to wait until Sunday.
28:08We tried everything to keep him to stay, folks.
28:11Nothing worked.
28:16He has set an MSG record with his third retirement.
28:24We shared our last ride together on the plane the other night.
28:27Yeah.
28:28Talked my head off.
28:29I couldn't sleep in the league.
28:3044 years.
28:32In the.
28:3344 years in the.
28:35In the truck.
28:36Producing and directing Knicks basketball.
28:38We'll get into this more on Sunday.
28:41And.
28:42What was hoping to retire a couple of years ago.
28:45But because of circumstances, we needed him to come back.
28:48And so unselfishly, he did the last couple of years.
28:52Doing it for the team.
28:54Now he did it for the team, baby.
28:56But on this third one, three strikes and you're out.
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30:22Valverado gets it back
30:26Landry Shammott
30:29Can't get that one to fall but 40 almost had the offensive rebound
30:34So here's the final score
30:37From earlier Hawks destroy the Cavs
30:40so that means the Knicks
30:43Can finish no lower than third and if Boston wins tonight
30:47That's where they'll be
30:49But Celtics are up 28 in the fourth so Nick's gonna be the third seed Grady Dick corner three gets
30:55back to go
30:56Yeah, that's crazy sports a that's three ball
31:00But that Hawks victory is tough for the Raptors because if the Raptors do not come back and win
31:06There'll be a game behind they'll fall to sixth
31:08Huckporting nice move off the bounce showing some agility there fly poor Divac Pirtle
31:14Allow them to go to the left hand
31:19Scotty Barnes
31:21See a pro has a hook shot in his repertoire there it is he does but too strong off the
31:26glass tough angle though
31:30Inside Huckporting once again with power
31:34He's got the whole team off the bench
31:36Dario Huckporting in just 12 minutes eight points to four rebounds
31:41Huckporting has been vacillating between the G League and the big team
31:47And now showing his stuff the last two possessions
31:50Very provocative play
32:18Welcome back to Friday night Knicks presented by Corona. You're listening to
32:22As alive as you need me to be by the nine-inch nails Allen on here courtside
32:28We are here in the fourth quarter
32:29Let's give you a Metro by T-Mobile game recap as we're taking a look at the shooting percent look
32:34at the fifty five percent shooting
32:36Turnovers continue to be low. They had seven against Boston of the season low at seven right now
32:40And Clyde you could say we're in that suit the Knicks are moving towards the playoffs. Oh, yeah
32:46Now you got him doing it
32:49Puts that up it in
32:52Now it's a 14-point game
32:53Still eight minutes to go. Yeah, they've been here before within 13
32:59Knicks largest lead has been 18
33:05So you see they've got most of the starters back in there
33:09Mike Brown would have preferred not to have to put him back in bridges
33:13Beautiful smooth jumper his first three-pointer. He's in double figures and it's back to 17
33:18He's been a momentum breaker remember before they came with it 13 bridges the steel
33:22I'm a college feeling with his third three. He's this thing was himself tonight. The only Raptor actually
33:29He and Ingram he played a bunch of games here at the garden when he was with Seton Hall had
33:34a lot of success
33:35In this college game Shannon bridges tries again. It's again back to back phrase for Mikhail bridges
33:42Yeah, there's a vood and left elbow
33:46Nixon been struggling from three-point range. We're six for twenty five
33:51before those two
33:52Pass deflected by Shammott
33:56Officials looking at each other
33:58No call yet. Now they say Toronto ball
34:03Went to bridges that's been their killer every time they get within a range of 13 to 14
34:08Erups who've mentioned the steel and now the two consecutive three balls Mike Brown will challenge that they had another
34:14because the first one was successful
34:16Officials will tell you the hardest call is not the block charge. It's not goaltend
34:22hardest call for them is out-of-bounds calls
34:29Now Shamit deflects it. Did it go off Barnes fingers?
34:36Oh, I think that may have been off the right fingertips of Barnes
34:42Because it goes through the hands of Shammott to Barnes. He's in the back
34:46So I think he's the culprit
34:50So it just goes to show you in a play like that slide
34:53So two of the officials looked at each other neither one definitively knew
34:57The ball last goes up Scotty Barnes hands therefore will be a successful challenge New York football
35:03Well, I didn't waste any time on that one
35:06Knicks are now thirty nine and nine on challenges
35:11And it's been that type of night for the Raptors nothing has gone their way
35:16except dominated them again
35:18Gordon Brink and the staff behind have done a great job this year
35:21What I was gonna say those so two officials look neither one definitively knew so then they look to the
35:27third official
35:28Who was the outside official and he made the call now turned out to be the wrong call?
35:34There's Jordan another congratulations on a successful challenge
35:38But there's a thing called the official call. It's you get eaten up by a play sometimes the official who's
35:44closest to it
35:45Doesn't have the best angle sometimes the one farthest away gets the best angle
35:51Now his best angle resulted in an open turn call so perhaps not the best time to bring this point
35:57up
35:57But it just goes to show you that there are certain plays. It's hard for the officials who are close
36:02to the play to see it
36:04because they're right on top of the play and don't have the
36:08the ideal angle shall we say so you can imagine when I played folks with only two
36:12Officials hard to believe
36:14Heart loss it hard to believe it that right?
36:17Who really had two guys out there?
36:24Now I know a lot of those fouls I have Mike weren't really fouls
36:28You'd have been twirling your finger every time down the court
36:33Barnes can't get it ball batted out they get a new 14 Barnes tries again. This one's good burns coming
36:39on late
36:39Have belated attempt to try to get the Raptors back into it 13 points five assists the Barnes
36:48It's with a 15-point lead as we approach the midway point here in the fourth
36:55Well the Raptors fell into problems in the second
37:00Second and quarter folks. They only got 15 points. So Nick's at 20-25
37:05It's a little sloppy last couple of possessions Ingram
37:09I'm gonna tell us Philly not that time Barnes goes after the rebound the Barnes omnipresent now Mike rich in
37:15his numbers
37:16What he does?
37:18No hesitation there Alvarado the rebound
37:27Largest lead has been 18 Raptors briefly had a one-point lead in the opening minutes
37:34Alvarado scoop lamp is good
37:37He's got nine points couple of assists off the bench
37:41Yep filling in for Deuce Deuce not going tonight
37:44So Jose able to get us a little get around here foul on Towns
37:49So you have Shammett with eight points Alvarado with nine and how 40 with eight?
37:54Runson's gonna come back in time on the fourth presented by Chevy offers calm
37:58That's surprising Mike that they don't bring him back with a 17-point lead
38:05This is why they criticize tips
38:08Playing the guys who you got all these leads with a kudos to heart Mike tonight the heart has one
38:14point
38:15Coming off the big game the other night
38:17A lot of guys would come out trying to get back into the scoring column and do that
38:22He just goes with the flow folks does what he has to do to it
38:25He could care less about scoring his one and only goal every night is whatever the team needs for him
38:33to help them win
38:34Yeah, that's what he's done tonight
38:41Brunson searching
38:45Well, it's gonna wind up on Sundays Towns gets it whips a pass out the bridges bridges in rhythm not
38:51that time Towns there to clean it up
38:56Lead back up the seven to play 22 points ten boards five assists
39:03Another stealing another block for Towns. He doesn't like that call and another foul. That's his third
39:09Take a look at the cats prowess
39:15Catapulting to the hoop
39:20He's seen a lot of Towns tenacity tonight
39:23Yeah, again putting up the double-doubles
39:32I'm a college feeling now at sixteen points nine rebounds four assists a good performance from him and he's returned
39:39to the garden
39:40Yep, he's been impressive
39:43He had a game against the Knicks last year
39:46Have thirty four points in nineteen minutes hit all seven of his three-pointers
39:58Brunson on the move
40:03Using town screen oh last Brady dick on the steel
40:09Lays it up and in
40:11Grady known for his three ball
40:14Showing some defensive tenacity
40:17He's had a very up-and-down season. He's 20 is from three-point range
40:23under 30 percent
40:27Brunson drives on Ingram keeps the dribble alive and bumped by Ingram that's going to be the fourth team back
40:32And Ingram his second
40:37So Brunson going down the set to the rig lead
40:41Very surprising so he will inbound Jason to the Nick pence. I would I would know this is just a
40:49guess that
40:50I don't think the starters are going to play on Sunday except
40:54Mikkel Bridges will probably play for a little bit to keep this consecutive streak going
41:05They're just tonight thirteen points five of ten from the field he made out of be cooped when they wrapped
41:10his words
41:12Striking this is bridges. It was very efficient tonight is six hundred thirty-seventh consecutive game
41:18He was yet to miss Brunson flips it under hand off the glass
41:24Hart with the steel
41:26We talked about heart
41:28And what he does whatever he has to to win
41:35And Brady dick with the foul three and a half Raptors gonna call timeout
41:41And the Knicks with a fifteen-point lead taking care of business tonight
41:46against the Raptors
41:52Fifteen-point lead we're just over three and a half remaining here on the fourth
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42:10So Hart will go to the line the Raptors fouling him they had no more to give
42:15So Hart we mentioned only one point
42:20Looking for two more from the line
42:22So here's the stat when Josh Hart has played
42:27The Knicks are forty three and twenty two
42:30In the games he's missed he's missed 15. They're just nine and six
42:36Yeah, it's uh
42:39Potpourri of injuries this season the knee the hip the back
42:43But he remained resilient
42:46And you know he's hurt when he's out last year he played 77 of the 82 games and this year
42:52this is
42:53Game number 66 last year when he led the league in minutes played the knee. Yep. He was
42:59Yeah, he bridges around there. Oh gee all in the top ten
43:03He was fifth and triple doubles
43:05He was ninth and steals. He was first and loose balls recovered
43:10And they say he's the best rebounder six five or less
43:15In the nba today you're like last year. He was 13th in the league in rebounds per game 13th
43:2212 7 and 5 this season
43:27Lead back up to 17 and then that 41 percent mike from three ball the career high so
43:34Definitely going to need that going into the playoffs
43:42That's it
43:42Martin took his eyes off it shot clock at four
43:45Elijah Martin gets inside
43:48He caught his own shot, so that's a travel because it didn't hit anything
43:52Jeremy Sohan is going to come in and josh hart will finish off
44:00Well hart with 30 minutes
44:03After last night spectacular fourth quarter gets another ovation
44:09Here's another we talk about an an ob part the same thing when he finishes the game. He's exhausted. Yeah
44:22And an ob by the way daddy a misses that he did not play in the second half
44:27With a left ankle injury. He didn't seem to be anything serious
44:31obviously
44:32extra careful
44:34Nice floater up and in from battle whose first bucket
44:39And there's your knicks on the floor right now and the final two and a half plus
44:46Great jameson's going to come in for the foul on martin
44:51You might call him the motley crew one
44:53You might be might be this
44:56jameson comes in huck 40 did a really nice job 13 minutes four for four from the field two vicious
45:02slams
45:03Eight points four boards and assists
45:07No blocks and the only reason I say that is there has not been a block
45:11Block shot in this game and
45:13Would only be the second time in any game all season not just the Knicks any game
45:18The Knicks in the lower echelon anyway with block shots only just three per game
45:24The only other game this year that didn't have a block shot was a Laker net game
45:29jameson will come in
45:30Dennis is playing his 12th game of the season right now mike there a lot of people betting and whether
45:35that will happen or not
45:39You know what clad you're absolutely right
45:42And they'll be very angry
45:44At least half of them will be very angry
45:47Yeah
45:48Well the Celtics win it so the Celtics will be
45:52The second seed obviously the Pistons first the Knicks officially the third seed now
45:58And the Cavs the fourth seed is grady dick knocks down that shot see how he's got the pristine jumper
46:04folks
46:04This is 14. So one through four is set in the east
46:09Five through ten still to be determined
46:16Last year was the same thing Celtics
46:19Were second Knicks were third Cavs were first last year
46:23The awara lines up his three-pointer so hand the rebound
46:27Oh dear war stripped and fouled by mobile
46:31So and doing a good job giving them second opportunities
46:35so the awara
46:38Go to the line to shoot two
46:41That foul was called by Curtis Blair
46:52Blair in his 18th season as an NBA ref
46:55You know he played on that team and people who are fans of NCAA tournament
47:00Back in 1991 richmond was the 15th seed and they upset number two syracuse
47:06He was the leading scorer on that richmond team with 18 points
47:10A second round pick of the rockets didn't play in the nba played overseas
47:16You know who else was on that that richmond team kenny atkinson oh, yeah
47:22Sohan with the deflection
47:25Brings it up the trailer played daddy a foul and he'll shoot some free throws so hands
47:35Let's take a look at so and bounding before
47:38Is that a block shot and they're going to charge that or stripped?
47:42Yep coming up with the steel
47:46So daddy a I don't know what he's in the act of shooting now it's in the penalty
47:51Volvo cars you got to find out that they count that as a block
47:56Well, they count as a foul so it doesn't matter
48:00I
48:00Want a block I want a block before this. No, I don't have a
48:05We got plenty of time like to get a vlog
48:12It's the second free throw oh my goodness
48:21Nice fake Brady dick misses that body a the rebound
48:29No one more game after this one and that's charlotte on sunday for the knicks
48:34It's going to be a meaningless game for the charlotte hornets could be very important for them
48:40AJ lawson
48:43Pike for the rebound alvarado
48:45And a foul
48:48Brady dick almost knocks over jerry cooney
48:51That's not the guy you want to know
49:01Jerry cooney when he comes to a nick game
49:04Says hello to every single person right who we walked past we've been waving across the court to him tonight
49:12Such a car to run a delightful man from huntington
49:16Right, I think he's from huntington long island
49:19One of the good guys
49:27So the knicks led this game almost the entire way
49:33Yep, because the second quarter the rafters only had 15 points the next 29
49:39They've never recovered from that at halftime
49:42Bank shot. It's good. You know Clyde. There's so much talked about
49:45records against winning teams
49:47This year the knicks
49:5029 and 22
49:53Against teams over 500 last year the knicks were 15 and 23
49:59They've been much better this year against
50:02Teams with winning records than they were last year
50:07Obviously the pistons are the exception to that
50:12In oklahoma city
50:14As now the knicks will dribble it out
50:18Different shot clock and game clock nice ovation from the fans. This is going to be the fifth straight win
50:24seven consecutive home win
50:27Knicks 5 and 0 this year against toronto that's 13 consecutive wins over the raptors
50:3419,000 812 paying homage to their heroes and mike brownstein
50:41Now 12 and 3
50:43In their last 15 games including again five in a row brown adding to his winning
50:49column as a nick coats
50:52And that'll do it on a night where the knicks officially
50:56Earned the number three seed in the east. They still don't know their opponent in the first round
51:01They want toronto and their chance to clinch their first playoff berth in four years
51:06They'll have to wait and try it on sunday when they play at home against brooklyn
51:16So a field good win the only question coming out of this one make sure that
51:21OG ananobi and that ankle is okay. There's rj didn't play tonight or iq yep
51:31Doing that old old rehearsed handshake time for our lexus experience amazing play it's presented by lexus the official luxury
51:39vehicle of the new york knicks
51:41cat to the rack
51:43catalytic
51:44catapulting the next night tonight with his
51:47sweet stuff yeah towns tenacity on display all night 22 points 10 boards and five more assists
51:56Knicks now 53 and 28
52:00Raptors meanwhile fall to 45
52:04and 36
52:06And they still have some work to do to make sure they clinch the playoffs and not the play-in
52:11they'll definitely be at least in the plan
52:14And there's willie green the former pelicans coach who of course coached alvarado and coached ingram
52:22And the pelicans before
52:25He was relieved of his duties earlier this year
52:28All right right now. Let's go to alan hon
52:31Thank you mike well cat
52:33That's 53 wins on the season
52:36And what you locked up tonight. It's a short a third seat now in the eastern conference
52:41You're one game away from finishing this long road of a regular season to get back to the playoffs
52:47How does that feel right now?
52:48How anxious are you to get that going?
52:51Oh, man, it feels great to have the best fans in the world and have a great chance right now
52:54to do something special
52:55What is not to be feeling great about?
52:58For you 22 points 10 rebounds another double double five assists as well. There's something different about you lately
53:06What is different about you on the court off the court everything else you spent the whole season talking about
53:12being a star in your role?
53:14What's different now for you?
53:15I'm engaged so I mean I got a different type of energy with me so
53:20I'm happy off the court and I'm happy on the court and like you said we had a great
53:24Regular season so far. We got one more game for these fans, so we're excited
53:28All right, and then last but not least of course
53:30The toronto raptors are a team you could face you also could face atlanta
53:34There's really just two teams basically in the mix right now
53:37Are you guys focused more on yourself and how you're playing or will you be watching the scoreboard sunday?
53:43I've said it multiple times. We got to just focus on us in the locker room
53:46At the end of the day, if we're not the best version of ourselves come playoff time
53:50It's gonna be very tough. So at the end of the day
53:52I uh
53:53We in the block room and me myself don't believe anyone in nba could beat us when we're at our
53:57best
53:58Especially now when you are thanks so much for the time mike but
54:02Thank you alan the engagement getting credit
54:06Yeah, for his fine play
54:08he has been
54:10Superb down the stretch of this season
54:12Final score one 12 95 nicks get that third seed more to come including the postgame here on msg
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