{"id":333,"date":"2026-05-24T12:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=333"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:38:57","slug":"fantastic-og-anunoby-looks-like-himself-for-first-time-since-injury-in-knicks-game-3-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=333","title":{"rendered":"‘Fantastic’ OG Anunoby looks like himself for first time since injury in Knicks’ Game 3 win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CLEVELAND \u2014 Post-injury OG Anunoby hadn\u2019t been quite the same as pre-injury OG Anunoby \u2014 until Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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After suffering a mild right hamstring strain in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and missing the final two games of that series, Anunoby returned for the Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n

Anunoby performed well in the first two games against Cleveland. <\/p>\n

But in Game 3, he looked like himself, burying the Cavaliers with a fantastic performance of 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists, as the Knicks took a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 121-108 shellacking of the Cavaliers at Rocket Arena.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach day I started feeling better and better. We have a great medical staff,\u201d Anunoby said. \u201cGetting stronger each day. Great team, great coaches. It\u2019s been very collaborative.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the first two games of the series, there was some rust, which should have been expected since the veteran went 12 days in between games. <\/p>\n

Most importantly, he appears to be healthy and is impacting winning. <\/p>\n

He came up big in overtime of the Knicks\u2019 come-from-behind victory in Game 1, scoring six points, and was efficient in the second game, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and making two 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Saturday night, he was explosive, dangerous from beyond the arc and a factor in the Knicks\u2019 strong transition game. <\/p>\n

He was 3-of-4 on 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n

The Knicks clearly caught a break with Anunoby\u2019s injury. <\/p>\n

Two years ago, he suffered a hamstring injury that led to the Knicks blowing a 2-0 series lead to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. <\/p>\n

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This time, it wasn\u2019t nearly as severe.<\/p>\n

\u201cOG was fantastic,\u201d Brown said. \u201cHe had some timely buckets for us, play after play after play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the injury, Anunoby was playing at an incredibly high level. <\/p>\n

He was averaging 21.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks in the playoffs. <\/p>\n

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