PHILADELPHIA -- The Knicks were up three with about three minutes to go on Sunday. They trapped Tyrese Maxey on a pick-and-roll, leaving Kyle Lowry wide open behind the arc.
OG Anunoby was the closest defender to Lowry. He left Joel Embiid and sprinted toward Lowry. Watching from a few feet away, Precious Achiuwa knew exactly where to go.
"I'm reading OG to see if he was going to rotate to Kyle," Achiuwa said. "Kyle jumped in the air to shoot the ball, and I was just reading the ball. He passed it to Embiid, so it was just an automatic read-and-react type of play really."
Achiuwa blocked Embiid's 3-point attempt, sending the sizeable contingent of Knicks fans at Wells Fargo Center through the roof.
That sequence was one of several huge defensive plays made by either Achiuwa or Anunoby late in Game 4.
Whether it was individual defense on Embiid (0-for-4 in the fourth quarter), pick-and-roll defense or executing a rotation, Achiuwa and Anunoby seemed to be everywhere for New York in the closing minutes of Game 4.