The New York Knicks returned to San Antonio on Thursday after defeating the Spurs in Game 4 by overcoming a 29-point deficit in the final minutes of regulation.
With the Knicks now just one game away from winning the NBA Championship, head coach Mike Brown is telling everyone to settle down just a bit. Despite what the Knicks have shown this postseason, closeout games are usually the toughest games of a series, and the Spurs will not go down without a fight.
Ahead of Saturday night’s Game 5 between the Knicks and Spurs, Brown explains how he’ll keep his team focused on the task at hand.
“The biggest thing is everybody has to stay present,” Mike Brown said during the team’s media availability Friday. “You have to stay present. you cant think about the outcome. It’s about the process. It’s just about the next play, the next play, the next play. Sometimes, you can think about the process and it doesn’t work out, but when you’re playing against other great teams especially, that’s how you have to take it because anybody’s mind can start wandering when you think about the outcome.”
"Anybody's mind can start wandering when you think about the outcome."
Mike Brown talks about the importance of the Knicks staying process-focused with a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals: pic.twitter.com/NLTZql7W8a
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Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 36 points for the Knicks with five rebounds and seven assists, while OG Anunoby added a playoff career-high 33 points, a game-saving block, and the game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining.
Game 5 is set to tip off at 8:30PM EST on ABC.
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