What makes OG Anunoby such a difference-maker for the Knicks?

What makes OG Anunoby such a difference-maker for the Knicks?

What a difference a game made for the New York Knicks and it’s really not even the difference of a game it was the difference of one player that player was OG anobi who made his return to the court on Tuesday after being out with an elbow injury in which he had surgery for

He comes back against the Sixers on Tuesday Nicks win 106 to 79 and an Obi 14 points five boards looked like he had never left and listen it was a much different view of this Knicks team than we saw from them on Sunday at the Garden against these same Sixers in which they

Lost 79 to 73 yes folks you heard that score right 79 to 73 sounds like a score out of the 1990s the Knicks offense looked like it was playing in the 90s that 73 points that they had that was your lowest point total in six years but with OG anobi back he unlocked

Everything and it wasn’t just on offense it’s also on defense and if you want to look at how he unlocked everything it’s not just about the 14 points and the five boards you got to go a little bit deeper into the numbers when you look at the numbers his return was literally a

Game changer and the impact is right there New York they outscored the Sixers by 28 points when he was on the court the forward he was on the bench for 19 minutes in that game and when he was Philly outscored New York by one point now back on Sunday in that struggle game

Offensively against the Sixers you saw Philadelphia blitzed and trapped Jaylen Brunson often and the All-Star point guard struggled to be beat that defense the other struggle for the Knicks was the role players just didn’t hit shots they got open looks they didn’t do that

Now when o and and Obi was on the court on Tuesday that opened thing ups for a lot of other role players including the spacing on the floor which was so much better why well Philly had to account for another shooter and you saw that impact the other role players Josh Hart

Had himself quite a game a triple double with 19 boards in this one Dante Devan chenzo who had been struggling from downtown well no more he was bombing it from three four of9 from downtown in Tuesday’s win so you saw that impact of what OG can do offensively for the

Knicks now I get it you might look at that and say all right it’s one game small sample siiz theater nah it’s a lot more than that with the Knicks we’ve seen this before we’ve seen the impact of OG anobi and how we played with this

Team in January and now the Knicks they are 13-2 in games in which anobi has played and they’re 32.4 points per 100 possessions better with him on the court so this isn’t new we’ve seen the Knicks play good basketball before with this guy in the court and I think this comes

At the right time for the Knicks as they are trying to get healthier making a push for the playoffs and the playoffs are a little bit down the road but when you look at what’s coming up they start a 4 game West Coast trip on Thursday starting with a game in Portland the

Knicks and their fans they’re hoping to get healthier they’re hoping to get Julius Randall back and also Mitchell Robinson but ogan and noi is going to unlock so many things like we saw on Tuesday night for them on this trip which just makes them a much better

Basketball team and this West Coast trip is going to have some challenges we talked about them playing at the Blazers Dennis at the Kings the Warriors and the Nuggets so if the Knicks are going to do some things on this West Coast trip they got to feel better about how they looked

On Tuesday night how the offense looked also the impact of ogan and noi defensively and it’s not just about Tuesday night and it’s not just about this West Coast trip if the Knicks are going to make any noise in the postseason think we can see they need

Oan and Obi on the court and they need them Healthy

Dexter Henry dives into OG Anunoby’s impact and made evident in his return from injury Tuesday night vs. 76ers.

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