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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