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So much has been made about OG Anunoby\u2019s growth as a scorer in recent weeks, which was on full display Saturday night as he scored 23 points in the Knicks\u2019 123-112 Game 1 win over the Pistons at Madison Square Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But much of that scoring came early, when Jalen Brunson was struggling. <\/p>\n
By the second half, especially in the fourth quarter, Anunoby showed the primary reason the Knicks gave him the biggest contract in franchise history. <\/p>\n
Why they made the blockbuster trade last year to acquire him. <\/p>\n
Why his teammates rave about him every chance they get.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He primarily guarded Pistons star Cade Cunningham and largely shut him down. <\/p>\n
Cunningham finished with 21 points and 12 assists, but on rough 8-of-21 shooting from the field along with a whopping six turnovers. <\/p>\n
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Three of those six turnovers came in the fourth quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOG Anunoby, man. He\u2019s a hell of a player,\u201d Josh Hart said. \u201cDefensively we had faith in him to guard anybody. So obviously we\u2019re all locked in and dialed in on him. He\u2019s a good player. But OG loves those kinds of matchups, especially in the playoffs when you can be physical. He\u2019s a physical guy, able to get through screens and those kinds of things. We need his offense obviously, but more importantly his defense.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anunoby\u2019s hounding defense helped the Knicks pull a 180 on that side of the ball in the fourth quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After surrendering 36 points in the third quarter, which allowed the Pistons to take a nine-point lead, the Knicks gave up just 21 in the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n
In turn, they ripped off a 21-0 run to turn the game on its head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCade is a great player. He\u2019s a tough matchup,\u201d coach Tom Thibodeau said. \u201cThe thing I love about OG is he competes on every play. Sometimes he can defend him perfectly, he has the ability to make the shot, but that doesn\u2019t deter [Anunoby] from coming back the next time and doing it again. You try to make [Cunningham] work as hard as you can. OG\u2019s a great competitor, he\u2019s given our team a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anunoby also got plenty of help, with the Knicks often sending multiple defenders at Cunningham. <\/p>\n
It served as a good blueprint for how they can approach Cunningham the rest of the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey sent bodies at me, more than anything,\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cThey made sure that every time I came off, they were checking me. They were sending bodies at me all the time, trying to follow my hand. So they were on the same accord today and I just [wasn\u2019t] picking them apart enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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