HERE WE GO WITH THE KNICKS POSTGAME SHOW.
ANOTHER OUTSTANDING NIGHT. A CAREER HIGH, 12 ASSISTS, 10
REBOUNDS AND A CAREER HIGH 34 POINTS FOR IMMANUEL QUICKLEY!
AND HOW ABOUT OBI TOPPIN. ANOTHER CAREER HIGH FOR HIM?
42 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS! WHAT A WAY TO FINISH FOR THE
KNICKS. 105-95 OVER TORONTO.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THE KNICKS FINISH 12-7 IN THE
LAST 19 GAMES. TOO BAD THE SEASON IS ENDING.
I KNOW. I MISS THE PLAYOFFS.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN LAST YEAR, BUT THE TASTE LEFT IN YOUR MOUTH
WITH THIS FINAL GAME AND THE WAY THIS TEAM HAS PLAYED DOWN THE
STRETCH AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THE WAY IMMANUEL QUICKLEY AND
OBI TOPPIN HAVE PLAYED IS ENCOURAGING.
THEY SEIZED THEIR OPPORTUNITY FOR PLAYING AND OPENED UP A TON
OF EYES. THEIR KROER IS ON A GREAT
TRAJECTORY. THE KNICKS HAVE DECISIONS TO
MAKE WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN BE STARTERS IN THE LEAGUE.
THEY HAVE SHOWED WHEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, THEY CAN DO IT.
A FRIEND JUST TEXT IMMEDIATE, ABERRATION OR HARBINGER.
IS IT LATE IN THE SEASON? DO YOU REALLY TRUST IT?
OR IS THIS SOMETHING -- IT GIVES YOU A LOT TO THINK ABOUT IN THE
OFF-SEASON WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TEAM.
I THINK IT LEAVES A LOT OF THINGS -- YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE
MORE, LIKE YOU SAID. IS IT AN ABERRATION --
WHAT IS THE ANSWER? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M NOT PAID TO ANSWER THAT. IT IS NOT AN ABERRATION.
THEY WENT OUT AND DID THEIR JOB. ARE YOU GOING TO START THEM
NEXT YEAR? BILL IS RIGHT.
IT'S EASY -- IT'S NOT AN ABERRATION,
THAT'S WHAT THESE GUYS ARE CAPABLE OF WHEN GIVEN MINUTES.
IT'S HARD. IT'S EASY FOR US TO TALK
ABOUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE RESULTS.
TO SAY WE HAVE OURSELVES TWO STARTERS MEANS YOU HAVE TWO
STARTERS THAT NOW YOU NEED TO MOVE ON FROM OR FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO DO WITH AND THAT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION.
THAT'S A QUESTION YOU HAVE TO START WITH FROM THE BEGINNING
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE OFF-SEASON.
CREDIT TO THESE TWO GUYS, LIKE YOU SAID, IS THAT THEY CREATED
THAT. HOW THEY PERFORMED DOWN THE
STRETCH. YOU LOOK AT OBI TOPPIN, TO ME
IT'S THE THREE-POINT SHOOTING. WE KNOW HE HAS THE ATHLETICISM.
HE GETS THE MINUTES, NOT LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER BY NOT HAVING
TO COME OUT. HE GETS IN A RHYTHM.
HE IS A MUCH BETTER SHOOTER THAN ANYBODY THOUGHT.
IT IS EASIER WHEN YOU GET A VOLUME OF THREES.
WHEN YOU ARE ONLY GETTING ONE OR TWO A GAME, IT'S HARD TO BE
CONSISTENT. HE WAS PLAYING WITH CONFIDENCE
WE HAVEN'T SEEN ALL SEASON. THAT'S BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE IS
NOT GOING TO GET RANKED IF HE MAKES -- YANKED IF HE MAKES A
MISTAKE. HE WAS PLAYING 15 MINUTES A GAME
PLAYING BEHIND JULIUS RANDLE, YOUR LEADING ALL-STAR.
THAT'S A TOUGH POSITION TO BE IN.
HE IS PLAYING WITH CONFIDENCE. LOOK AT THE TALENT.
YOUR EYES ARE WIDE OPEN TO HIS CAPABILITIES IN THIS LEAGUE.
HE TOOK SHOTS WITHOUT HESITATION.
HE MISSED A COUPLE THREES, MADE HIS THIRD AND FIFTH ONE.
14 THREES. SO AMAZING HE TOOK THAT MUCH
THREES, GET INTO A RHYTHM AND SHOW HE IS A CAPABLE THREE-POINT
SHOOTER. I BELIEVE HE IS A THREE-POINT
SHOOTER AT THIS LEVEL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR HIM TO
SHOW EVERYONE. HE HAS 12 THREES MADE --
OUT OF 23. HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS 12th MADE
THREE UNTIL JANUARY. AND HE HAS 12 SINCE THEN.
AND A LOT MORE. HE WAS A LOW NUMBER EARLY IN THE
SEASON. HE AND QUICKLEY WERE DRAFTED
TOGETHER AND ARE FRIENDS. OBI TOPPIN KNOWS HOW TO FIND
QUICKLEY IN RHYTHM. AND IS ENTERTAINING.
THESE TWO GUYS PLAY WITH GREAT PACE.
QUICKLEY HAD A TRIPLE-DOUBLE, BILL.
DID YOU EVEN SAY THAT? I DID.
SECOND IN FOUR GAMES. YOU DON'T LISTEN FOR ME.
SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK.
IT IS SOMETHING HE IS DOING THIS SEASON AND IT HELPS GET GUYS
OUT. WHEN HE DOES THIS, TOPPIN TAKES
OFF AND GETS EASY BASKETS. HIM AND HIS SHOOTING.
THE FINISHING, SO IMPORTANT SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK,
ASTRONOMICALLY BETTER. THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK
HE PUTS IN. THESE TWO GUYS ARE CONSTANTLY IN
THE GYM. IT'S SO FUN TO SEE HOW THEY
MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER. WHEN YOU HAVE CHEMISTRY LIKE
THIS WITH A TEAMMATE, IT CAN TAKE YOUR TEAM TO A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT LEVEL. THEY ARE PLAYING WITH PASSION,
HAVING FUN. THEY ARE LIGHTING UP THE WORLD'S
MOST FAMOUS ARENA. DRAFTED BY THE KNICKS.
THIS IS WHAT HARD WORK DOES WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO THE GYM AND WHAT
TALENT, WHEN THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY, CAN DO.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOWED. EXACTLY WHAT EVERYONE NEEDED TO
SEE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF GAMES. THEY BOTH PLAY WITH SUCH JOY