OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges took on the assignments of primarily guarding Milwaukee’s two scoring leaders — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
Karl-Anthony Towns was unstoppable at the offensive end, scoring at the rim and beyond the 3-point arc.Josh Hart filled up various columns on the score sheet, as is typical.
“A lot of the things he does for the team really go unnoticed. But I think his teammates have great appreciation for him. You can’t measure all the little things on every possession he does.” Anunoby finished the game with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocked shots in 32 minutes, in addition to his work versus Antetokounmpo.
Next up for the Knicks will be Sunday’s visit to Indiana to face the Pacers, who eliminated them in the second round of the playoffs last spring.in their home opener last month, with Bridges primarily responsible for holding All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting, including seven misses from 3-point range.
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