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Consider whenever you had been taking part in youth basketball, even up by way of highschool basketball. You in all probability did layup strains all the time, perhaps even a number of occasions a observe and earlier than every half of a recreation as coached appeared to drill fundamentals into you.
When you go to an NBA recreation, you’ll see one thing considerably resembling layup strains for a minute or two earlier than the sport, however it’s fairly unorganized. So, when the New York Knicks did precise layup strains earlier than the 2nd half of their series-clinching win over the Detroit Pistons, 116-113.
After shedding yet one more closeout recreation at residence, their third straight loss in such conditions courting again to final season, the Knicks went on the street to Detroit with a 3-2 lead, hoping to shut out the sequence. After a greqt opening quarter, they stumbled earlier than half and went into halftime down 61-59.
Due to some sage recommendation by Mikal Bridges, they got here out for the second half doing layup strains!
LAYUP LINES ! pic.twitter.com/Yl7Feevy1d
— ALL KNICKS (@NayKnicks) Might 2, 2025
And, it labored. The Knicks gained the third quarter 37-24 to provide them an 11-point lead heading to the 4th quarter. They blew that lead, and had been even down 7 at one level in the course of the ultimate quarter. However, they stormed again, and Jalen Brunson hit this dagger that despatched the Knicks to the Jap Convention Semifinals.
JALEN BRUNSON FROM 3 TO WIN IT FOR THE KNICKS ????????????
KNICKS ARE ADVANCING TO EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIS!!!#NBAPlayoffs offered by Google pic.twitter.com/sGmjcWhNdj
— NBA (@NBA) Might 2, 2025
The Knicks had been unhealthy within the third quarter all season, so it looks as if the layup strains helped. It will likely be fascinating to see in the event that they break them out towards the favored Celtics subsequent spherical.
