
Mitchell Robinson’s return brought the Knicks back to their true identity
NY Post
In the eyes of Josh Hart, one layer to the Knicks’ defensive surge — where they’ve been one of the league’s best teams at forcing turnovers, and, by extension, one of the league’s best units over the past month — revolves around personnel.
The return of center Mitchell Robinson, and all of the shot blocking and rebounding he provides, has certainly added a jolt.
But it takes more than just that. It takes moments like the one late in the third quarter Sunday, when the Trail Blazers’ Duop Reath sent a pass toward the wing and OG Anunoby jumped into the ball’s path, sprinted upcourt and finished a dunk.
It takes moments like the one early in the fourth quarter, when Hart stripped Deni Avdija and raced down the court to convert a layup.

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.












