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May 23, 2025 | 12:44 pm EDT Update
. “There are so many things that you deal with as an NBA player, especially of his caliber, that go under the radar. His guidance with that was great, not only on off-the-court issues, not only with all the mentorship, just being there as a friend.”
. “….There was not a hard three in that stretch (of Nesmith’s six threes late in the fourth quarter). It’s still hard to make six straight threes. But it wasn’t like the shot-clock ran down and someone had to throw one in. He got great looks. Nesmith, all five of his looks were great looks. And the one (Tyrese) Haliburton got, (Mikal) Bridges gave him a lot of space on that one, too. They got really good shots. I just thought the Knicks’ defense in that stretch was very soft. And in the overtime, they had breakdowns on (Obi) Toppin’s dunk and (Andrew) Nembhard’s back cut. They just, defensively, didn’t get the job done.”
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Stan Van Gundy, Tom Thibodeau, Aaron Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, Myles Turner, Obi Toppin, Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks
May 23, 2025 | 11:22 am EDT Update
This season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 8.8 free throw attempts, making 7.7, but the past two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves have seen an increase. He attempted 14 in Game 1 and 15 in Game 2 as Michael Malone called him a “foul artist” on ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt show. “I think that’s an easy way to put it. Obviously, you watch the last series against Denver. I’ll tell you what, you got to be ultra disciplined,” Malone said. “Yeah, it’s almost impossible. You think about trying to guard the best offensive players in the league nowadays, it becomes almost impossible. Any contact, a lot of times, offensive players like Shai will initiate the contact, will hook his arm, looking to draw that contact.” “He is a foul artist, as I mentioned earlier today,” Malone said. “So discipline, and you’re hoping that the referees read how the game is being whistled after allowing you to be a little bit more aggressive. You can do that. But once again, he’s been living at the foul line. 14 free throw attempts game, 15 tonight, that’s not going to get it done.”
