Examining the keys for the Knicks to send the Eastern Semi-Finals to Game 7 at the Garden | SNY

One thing the Knicks could certainly use is a 3 and D player, but we'll have to settle for JJ so we need you in an athletic stance. Got ya. Who said anything about overproducing earlier? Alright, I've got three questions about game six Friday night for you. You better be ready to defend your position. Let's start on offense where the Knicks will likely have to go without a manual quickly. Once again, as he's doubtful due to that spring ankle. So JJ, the biggest key offensively for the Knicks in game six will be.

You teed me up perfectly. Hit the three point shot. You look at game five, Amon. The New York Knickerbockers hit a gazillion threes. I know Jalen Brunson was a part of that equation, but the three point shooting for the New York Knickerbockers was where it needed to be. And if they're going to go on the road to Miami, where Miami has been humming, they have been firing on all cylinders throughout this postseason, you're going to need guys like Randall, Grimes, and Barrett to go and knock down that outside shot. We know Miami is capable of doing it.

The Knicks showed maybe they're up to the challenge. It can't be a one game one off though. The three point shot is a must have. All right, it's called three and D. So let's move to the defensive side of things. What's the biggest key for the Knickerbockers on D? Pretty simple. Rebound, rebound.

I'll say it one more time. Rebound because if you look at game four and game five, it was a poor opposite. The Knicks could not grab that big defensive rebound in game number four. There were plenty of opportunities to maybe get back into that ball game. Knicks couldn't grab a rebound. Miami's going to kill you if you give them second, third chances to go and score, whether it's Jimmy Butler or the plethora of three point shooting. So that means Mitchell Robinson, who was very active in game five, but not only Mitch, the other guys as well, they got to be able to crash the glass and limit those second and third chances for the heat.

Yeah, so many loose balls, one by the heat in game four. And as Pat Riley famously said, no rebounds, no rings. All right, we wrap it up naturally with your prediction. Who's going to win game six and why? Gave you a lot of keys for the New York Knickerbockers. Unfortunately, I think it ends on Friday night. I think the Miami Heat just had too much firepower. I think this will be the vintage Jimmy Butler game.

And I hope that we have this tape and we can laugh about it on sports night on Sunday. We're talking about a game seven on my birthday, might have had at Madison Square Garden, but don't see it. Heat by 10. You don't think the Knicks are giving you a birthday present in the game seven? No, I don't. Yeah, it's going to be tough to win down there because they have not played well down there this series.

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