
Fiery OG Anunoby can’t be a Knicks rarity at this crucial juncture
NY Post
INDIANAPOLIS — OG Anunoby hardly ever shows any emotion. He is as laconic as they come.
That’s why his bit of trash talk during the Knicks’ 106-100 Game 3 win over the Pacers Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse was telling.
With the Knicks trailing by four with under four minutes left in the game, Anunoby swatted Aaron Nesmith’s shot away and then shouted a few words in his direction.
That’s the version of Anunoby the Knicks need every night. That’s the fire that can bring out the best in him.
“OG was terrific,” coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game.
Anunoby’s scoring — and particularly his 3-point shooting — has been up and down this postseason. There are games when he aggressively looks for his shot and adds a needed scoring threat. There have been other games when he looks extremely passive and is almost a nonfactor on offense.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












