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Soy Fútbol on MSNHow OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges Have Transformed the Knicks into True Title ContendersWith elite perimeter defense from OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges, the New York Knicks are dominating the Celtics and edging closer to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years.
Jalen Brunson duels with Jayson Tatum before the Knicks' duo of Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby shine down the stretch.
This is a wing’s league, and the Knicks now have two of the best in the building. OG Anunoby on one side. Mikal Bridges on the other. The duo — dubbed Wingstop — anchored a stifling defensive effort that grounded the defending champs to open the second round.
I take full ownership of the way that I’ve played in this series,” Jayson Tatum said Thursday. “I can’t sugarcoat anything. I need to be better.”
The New York Knicks gutted out a 121-113 win at home in Game 4 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series against the Boston Celtics on Monday. They bounced back from a momentum-shifting Game 3 loss in which they trailed by as many as 30 points.
Jaylen Brown drove to the basket—only for Mikal Bridges (who else?) to strip the ball and ignite a fast break that ended with OG Anunoby scoring to make it 113–104
During the regular season, the Celtics blitzed the Knicks by 23, 27 and 13 points, respectively, in the teams' first three meetings. And even if the score got tight in the final minutes, no team in the league had a better clutch-time win percentage than the Celtics.
The Knicks' defense, led by OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Mitchell Robinson, showed up, while the offense did just enough against the Celtics.
OG Anunoby hasn’t just prevented the Celtics from scoring. They’ve avoided taking shots altogether when matched up against him.