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OG Anunoby Tears a Hamstring: Jalen Brunson INJURES Foot
The New York Knicks are playing the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series
During the second half, star forward OG Anunoby went to the locker room due to injury.
The former Indiana Hoosier had 28 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block, while shooting 10/19 from the field and 4/7 from three-point range in his first 28 minutes of playing time.
Anunoby was traded to the Knicks in the middle of the season (via the Toronto Raptors).
He finished the regular season with averages of 14.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 48.9% from the field and 38.2% from three-point range in 50 games.
The Knicks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 50–32 record.
They are in the NBA playoffs for the second consecutive year, and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (in six games).
As far as the Pacers are concerned, they are the sixth seed with a 47-35 record.
They defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (in six games).
The third game of the series will take place on Friday evening when the teams travel to Indiana.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face off against the Cavs or Celtics.
Jalen Brunson INJURES Foot
As SNY’s Ian Begley reports, there has been no official statement from the Knicks yet on OG Anunoby’s health status, but there was word internally about Anunoby’s availability for Game 3 of the Knicks-Pacers late Wednesday night. There was disappointment.
That pessimism continued into Thursday morning, as Anunoby’s hamstring soreness is feared to be more than just a cramp.
Anunoby’s official status for Game 3 will be released at 5:30 p.m. On the NBA injury report. He left Game 2 in the second half and did not return to the Knicks due to sore right hamstring.
The already depleted Knicks were tested twice during Wednesday’s Game 2 win over Indiana in front of a rabid crowd at Madison Square Garden.
First, Jalen Brunson exited with about three minutes to go in the first quarter and remained out at halftime due to foot soreness.
Then, Anunoby left late in the third quarter after limping off with a hamstring injury. He was soon ruled out for the remainder of the game.
With Anunoby out and Brunson back, but a little on fumes, the Knicks held on and took a 2-0 series lead, which they will carry into Game 3 on Friday night in Indiana.
Speaking after the game, head coach Tom Thibodeau had no update on Anunoby, saying he had not spoken to the Knicks’ medical staff yet.
After suffering his injury, Anunoby quietly walked off the court under his own power and headed to the locker room.
Before the injury, Anunoby was putting on tour de force performances.
He scored 28 points in 28 minutes, while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. And he was aggressive, especially when it came to getting into the lane and finishing low.
With Anunoby out for the entire fourth quarter, the Knicks made do with a six-man rotation – something that likely would not be sustainable for an entire game if Anunoby is forced to miss additional time.
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