Knicks, OG Anunoby
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Anunoby is performing at a clip only a few ex-Hoosiers have reached in the NBA Playoffs. In seven games for the New York Knicks, Anunoby is averaging 19 points and 4.7 rebounds. He’s also made 43.8% of his shots, including 39.6% from 3-point range, as well hitting at an 88% clip at the free throw line.
OG Anunoby hasn’t just prevented the Celtics from scoring. They’ve avoided taking shots altogether when matched up against him.
OG Anunoby is a British small forward/shooting ... He attended Jefferson City High School before playing two seasons of college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where he averaged 6.8 points ...
New York, 52 years since their last NBA title, are now one game away from ending defending champion the Celtics’ season.
Trayce Jackson-Davis has re-emerged to become a part of the Golden State Warriors rotation, while OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant's teams lead their respective Eastern Conference series. BLOOMINGTON ...
It was only fitting that Game 2 against the Celtics ended this way for the Knicks, with Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby suffocating Jayson Tatum on the baseline.
OG Anunoby didn’t follow the Knicks’ winning formula. He was extremely passive for the second straight game, finishing with just two points on 1-for-6 shooting in the 115-93 Game 3 loss to the Celtics on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
The New York Knicks entered Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics looking for a stranglehold. They pulled off a near-miraculous comeback to steal Game 1 in Boston.