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But even in the first half when he was playing, it was tip outs.

It was just keeping the ball alive for them, which they needed, especially because the Spurs were recklessly, like rebounding with reckless abandon in the first half versus the second half.

That's where in the first half, Spurs 24 on the glass versus 25 for the Knicks.

In the second half, 18 for the Spurs, 34.

For New York.

That's all.

Complete difference.

And one thing I'll give a lot of credit to Mitchell Robinson is that he plays the pick and roll and he plays his position incredibly well.

It's hard sometimes to get a post to understand exactly when you're supposed to roll off of the screen and also how you position yourself.

You saw many times when Mitchell Robinson would go up to set the screen at the top of the key or on the wing and he...

just trickled to the low, the low weak side.

Yeah, yeah.

And it made Victor Wibinyama have to spread out.

Right.

Where he tracked Mitchell Robinson to the weak side, but had to step up as a Jalen Brunson was coming to the basket or whatever it was.

That's a really good point.

And then Mitchell Robinson, as soon as the ball went up, boxed out and was able to get himself in position.

Yeah.

It was visual learners.

He looked in many occurrences off balance.