Josh Hart is lobbying for extra Mitchell Robinson minutes.
After the Knicks fell into an 0-2 gap within the Jap Convention finals, Hart recommended that the 7-footer see extra time.
“We have to figure out ways — I think he played [29] minutes — figure out ways if he can play more,” Hart stated following this 114-109 loss on the Backyard. “We’re great with him on [the floor]. We all got to be willing to sacrifice for the betterment of the team.”
The Knicks starters have been outscored by 81 factors within the playoffs, and so they had been once more outplayed Friday, digging the Knicks an early 19-9 gap.
Additionally they allowed a 15-7 run to begin the third quarter. Coach Tom Thibodeau has been immune to a shake-up along with his first 5.
Requested a few potential change after the loss, he stated: “We always look at everything.”
He performed Robinson a postseason-high 29 minutes in Sport 2, and Robinson delivered six factors, 9 rebounds, three blocks and a team-best plus-six score.
Sport 2 loss to the Pacers on Might 23, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Submit
To this point on this sequence, the Knicks have outscored the Pacers by six factors when Robinson is on the ground and have been outscored by 14 when he isn’t.
With simply over a half-minute left, the Knicks had possession down three.
Jalen Brunson was looking for an open 3-pointer try when he opted to surrender the ball for a large open Josh Hart layup that minimize the deficit to at least one.
It left 14.8 seconds on the clock.
“I mean, I was looking for a 3 but I saw him wide open with enough time to kind of play the trap, steal, foul game,” Brunson stated. “Obviously, it didn’t go in our favor. We had more than enough time and opportunity to get to where we wanted to get to.”
Aaron Nesmith made two free throws and Brunson was compelled right into a deep, desperation 3 that was method offoff.
Karl-Anthony Cities sat a lot of the fourth quarter, logging simply 5 minutes.
He was minus-20 in 28 minutes and struggled on the defensive finish all night time.
“We got in a hole and then the group that was in there gave us a chance, so we just were riding that,” Thibodeau stated. “We were just searching for a way to win.”
