The Surprising Defensive Shift That Could Propel the Knicks to NBA Glory

The Surprising Defensive Shift That Could Propel the Knicks to NBA Glory

Against the Knicks Saturday night, those four players — Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, CJ McCollum and Dyson Daniels — were pestered and harassed.

The Hawks shot a respectable 43.7% from the floor, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.

To that point, nine of the 12 Hawks turnovers were committed by the four ball-handlers.

The other thing this swarming, versatile defense offers the Knicks is instant offense; New York emphasized throwing the ball ahead, pushing it into the open floor and getting high-percentage points in transition.

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