{"id":2545,"date":"2026-06-12T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:35:47","slug":"og-anunoby-puts-the-knicks-on-the-verge-of-a-title-and-himself-in-the-discussion-for-nba-finals-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2545","title":{"rendered":"OG Anunoby puts the Knicks on the verge of a title and himself in the discussion for NBA Finals MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK \u2014 When OG Anunoby is introduced at Madison Square Garden, it sounds like a 20,000-person singalong.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The anticipation builds as the public address announcer begins to reveal the second starter, a 6-foot-7 forward from Indiana. When he finally reaches the player\u2019s name, the fans scream it right along with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cO! … G! … AN-UN-OBY!!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Early Thursday morning, fans again chanted Anunoby\u2019s name, this time in a bar outside the arena as they celebrated one of the most memorable moments in Knicks history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anunoby\u2019s tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining in Game 4 put the Knicks on the verge of a title and moved him into the discussion for NBA Finals MVP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anunoby is not the kind of player who usually wins awards, and he might be the least-known of the Knicks\u2019 starters. But his teammates understand Anunoby\u2019s value far exceeds his reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo regardless of what the outside world thinks of him, we know what we have in our locker room, and we have a superstar in that locker room,\u201d guard Jalen Brunson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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