Or they can hover way out in the atmosphere and take the same bird’s-eye approach that deep thinker Antetokounmpo does. The Knicks can zoom in on this loss and concentrate on the spacing issues the offense had or their imprecise defensive rotations after double-teaming Jimmy Butler. But, as Brunson says, it can go either way. The other four starters combined to shoot just 5 of 32 from the field, which included a 1-of-10 performance from RJ Barrett and a 3 of 14 one from Julius Randle. On Friday, the Knicks lost - though not because of Brunson, who went for 41 points on 14-of-22 shooting. We obviously want the team to keep playing, to have the opportunity.
“For me, we did a lot of great things this season. Just depends on how you view it,” Brunson said. After carrying the New York offense on a night when his teammates had to claw just for their shots to hit the rim, what were his thoughts on Antetokounmpo’s mindset? 8-seeded team in NBA history to make it as far as the conference finals, joining the 1999 Knicks on the list. And as he sat in front of reporters after the defeat that ended his season, Brunson fielded a question about the two-time MVP’s comments.īrunson had seen what Antetokounmpo said after the loss to the Heat, who are now the second No. The Heat, not the Knicks, are now heading to the Eastern Conference finals after a 96-92, Game 6 victory. And Friday, Brunson’s New York Knicks suffered the same fate only one round later. Antetokounmpo is playing the infinite game.īut in the finite one, the Bucks had just surrendered to the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
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