OG Anunoby in the win: 17/4/3/2/2 on 70% TS
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401859964
17 points
4 rebounds
3 assists (0 turnovers)
2 steals, 2 blocks
5⁄10 FG, 2⁄5 3PT, 5⁄5 FT
He was even better than his stats indicate (and his stats are pretty damn good).
Just such a valuable player for the Knicks on both ends.
OG is such a goated 3rd option, dude is like mini Kawhi. Legit every team in the league would benefit from OG
I think he is the 2nd best power forward in the league behind giannis
Overall two way excellent play, but he’s never quite statistically good enough for allstar or all-nba
PF is kind of a thin position league-wide and he easily clears guys like banchero and randle imo
I wouldn’t argue it myself but what about lebron lol.
If lebron were 28 like OG then yes obviously him, or even 35 year old lebron
but at this point I’m taking OG, he’s insane on defense
It’s fair lebron also didn’t have a very good regular season. You can still run your offense through him in the playoffs tbf even now and his defense is better in playoffs
Players either get blocked or turn down shots when they see him. We’ve seen Fox, Vassell and Castle I think all hesitate going at OG on a fast break. There’s a fear factor
Isn’t Lebron SF?
Lineup end of year was smart Reaves luka bron ayton so I think of him as pf now
LeBron has been the size of a PF since he was in high school, but was so athletic he played way more on the perimeter and did way more ball handling, etc that he was labeled SF when he came into the league. But with the evolution of the league towards even smaller players and even more skilled forwards, and LeBron’s evolution as he’s aged to play much more bully ball, post ups, etc I would say he’s been effectively playing as a PF for at least the last 5 or so if not 10 or so years. Regardless of what he’s labeled as
I think it really started when he was in Miami
As someone who’s watched many years of both of them play: Scottie clears OG overall, but OG is probably the easiest player to fit on a team in the league.
Ugh if the Raps still had OG the lineup of OG, Scottie, and CMB would be absolutely disgusting defence.
Damn everyone forgot about JT
Hard for third option (somedays 4th with Bridges) to get enough points
He’s what patrick williams was expected to be
I’ve said this many times, but that Raptors squad is so fucking underrated. At the time, the narrative was basically “Kawhi and a bunch of scrappy nobodies, beat Golden State thanks to injuries”
But given what we’ve seen from VanVleet, Siakam, and OG (plus vets like Lowry and Gasol having way more in the tank than we thought), it’s pretty clear it was “Kawhi and legitimately some of the best roleplayers of this generation, won a very deserved title”
OG didn’t play a single second of the playoffs.
Yeah, OG was on fire the entire 2019 Finals run. Can you remind me his stat line?
There’s a Hawks fan on YouTube that straight up only refers to him as Kawhi. Never says the name OG, just Kawhi every time.
https://youtu.be/CVUxW7-vZdY?si=5TUZ9STQFlm649Fd
I mean OG is always better than his stats.
OG, Mikal and KAT all made up for Brunson’s stinker.
It is so fun to watch this team play team ball. Like you said, one isn’t knocking down shots? 2 (3) more step up.
OG and Bridges kept this shit going when the refs took Towns out the game.
Cold blooded free throws at the end too.
Brunson should take note.
Just dogged determination
First team All-Dawg
That’s just the Knicks starting 5.
Yeah, the determination and fortitude is palpable from the Knicks during this playoffs run. I’m sure it’s wildly intimidating to the opposing teams too.
We need him to shoot more don’t we? He and ummm Kat are only ones hitting contested shots at good clip (and two quarters of mikal)
Different guys are showing up every game. Except KAT. He’s been a constant every game.
Spurs fans after seeing OG make multiple tough buckets and get clutch defensive stops:
Huge three free throws at the end, kinda insane those were our first of the second half…
I still can’t believe that wasn’t initially called a foul.
It’s believable given how one sided the game was called
Even more insane he needed a challenge to get them.
I miss you my sweet prince
That dunk in the 2nd half was for Anne Hathaway watching at home
Winning player
I love how he isn’t afraid to drive into the paint
Dunked on Wemby like he was Muggsy Bogues
That dunk on Wemby was the biggest dick moment of the finals so far
DEMON
Prince Ogugua
OG. Big on offense and HUGE on defense this game. I just love his game so much.
He quickly has become one of my favorite players man.
Me too, dude is such a beast.
He’s the real OG!
Best defensive player in this series I SAID IT
That bump-dunk finish he executed on Wemby was an insane watch.
CERTIFIED DAWG
The Raptors had the Grizzlies offering 4 picks for OG and they instead took on two restricted free agents they immediately gave 300 million dollars combined and a single solitary 2nd round pick
Lisan Al Leon Rose
Belt to ass
Bro is NOT scared of Wemby
THATS MY PRINCE
we traded this guy for quickley and rj smh
The masai special
Fleeced
Probably the best 4th option in the league considering his 2-way impact
He’s really more of a 3rd option and was their 2nd best player all year. KAT and Mikal leveled up by several degrees compared to their regular season performances.
The stats don’t really tell you just how well he was playing. There needs to be like a “physical toughness” stat or something.
It’s still insane to me that OG didn’t play 1 playoff game for us when we won our chip. wild.
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he didnt play in those playoffs
PROUD Go OG!
OG will finally be an all star next year
Serge Ibaka smiling somewhere
Go OG!
OG made the win possible
Congrats OG, well deserved
So OG is the Knicks power forward, who is the Spurs? It seems like the only position the Spurs need to improve, they need someone like Gordon.
He goes at Wemby every possession he gets lol. Drive by Dunk + 3 in his face. Cold