Post#29 » by ecuhus1981 » Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:58 pm
I think that our veterans get it. The can say "it's just another game" to the media, but they know it means more to the franchise and the fans. We have the upper hand, we have to keep it.
Julius is playing with a ton of confidence. We have no one (healthy) player equipped to stop him for 36 minutes, so the key will be to throw different looks at him. Send a double if he spins middle, and hope their corner shooters have an off night.
On our end, the Knicks have a defensive 3pt% that many statisticians call fluke-y. I'm not so sure, I think that Thibs is just THAT good at teaching defense. I expect Joe and Landry to suffer from long range. We're gonna need a consistent effort from KAI and James to dribble drive and either pocket pass, alley oop or force fouls. Preferably more than one at a time. If we can bait them into an And1 or two off of a 3pt shot as well, that will discourage their aggressive perimeter defense.
From there, if we take care of the ball and play our game, it's a comfortable W for Brooklyn. If we allow their ball pressure to rattle us, if they out-rebound us and dominate fast break points, we're in for a dogfight. I have faith in us. Go Nets!
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