Jalen Brunson credits Ausar Thompson's defense throughout the NYDET series He beat me to the spot he cut me off That dude he was tough to play against He's big time and I told him straight to his face after the series that he made me work hard so I got a lot of respect for him

- Coaches Corner New York Knicks coach Mike Brown breaks down tape with Tim Leggler expounding on how Jalen Brunsons craftiness on offense and Josh Harts effort and high basketball IQ on defense are keys to the Knicks success

Joel Embiid hits the tough shot over Dillon Brooks then lets him know what he thought of the defense Brooks was playing

James Harden unintentionally slaps Jalen Brunson in the face while guarding him and Brunson had something to say about it

Ausar Thompson strips RJ Barrett and Cade Cunningham finds him with the halfcourt behind the back pass for the easy fastbreak dunk with a replay

Karl-Anthony Towns with good defense on SGA Jalen Brunson finds Landry Shamet for the easy fastbreak layup and Cason Wallace with a nasty ankle breaker on Shamet in the back court with replays

Tyrese Haliburton talking about the Knicks series in the playoffs last year