Spoelstra on the Knicks D Great at protecting the paint That's been a full season of habits they've built You have to really work your offense be detailed do things with pace and utilize all the different kinds of weapons in your menu to find a way to create weaknesses out of their defense

Erik Spoelstra in an old interview What you have to respect about the Knicks you have to put them away every single possession You can leave anything to effin chancethats what they do what they have is will to win

Jeremy Lin on the Knicks counter to Spurs defense

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense

Knicks with an incredible offensive possession Multiple guys drive to the paint kick it out drive to the paint kick it out leading to the open corner 3

What makes this Knicks team go is that someone is always willing to do the dirty work to get their hands filthy

The Knicks play chess while the Cavaliers play checkers as the Knicks patiently move the ball around to find Landry Shamet for the open corner 3 to beat the shot clock