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CLEVELAND \u2014 OG Anunoby\u2019s long-awaited return didn\u2019t go so well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The forward, who missed the previous five games with a sprained right foot, scored just five points in 27 minutes and couldn\u2019t help a Knicks defense that was crushed Friday night by the Cavaliers, 142-105.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head coach Tom Thibodeau said he expected a bumpy performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was about what I thought it would be,\u201d the coach said. \u201cThere were some good minutes early, and then there\u2019s some rust he\u2019s got to work through, but I thought he had good energy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his first comments since last month, Anunoby offered only short answers but alleviated any concerns about a play in the third quarter when he took a spill on the court and held his foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a misstep,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anunoby, who was icing his foot after Friday\u2019s loss, labeled his injury \u201ca midfoot sprain\u201d after ESPN called it a \u201ctoe injury.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFelt good to get back,\u201d he said. \u201cFeeling better and better as the season goes on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anunoby, 27, hadn\u2019t played since Feb. 1 against the Lakers, when he stepped gingerly to the locker room following a non-contact injury that occurred as LeBron James closed out at the 3-point line. <\/p>\n
The Knicks went an impressive 5-1 in his absence, demonstrating something they didn\u2019t last season \u2014 success without their top defender.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mitchell Robinson remained out Friday night while recovering from his ankle surgery, and a league source said the center also will miss Sunday\u2019s game in Boston.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Robinson hasn\u2019t played since April but returned to full-contact practice this week. <\/p>\n
While awaiting and banking on Robinson\u2019s return, the Knicks didn\u2019t make a trade for much-needed frontcourt depth at the deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rookie Ariel Hukporti, who played 20 minutes Friday, currently is the backup center.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust his energy [is what I like]. That\u2019s the biggest thing,\u201d Thibodeau said of the rookie. \u201cThere\u2019s always going to be a learning part to what he does.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d rather have a guy have the energy than try to wind a guy up. He\u2019s always had good energy. And obviously, there\u2019s a lot of room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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