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Unsurprisingly, Boston has focused its attention heavily on Anthony throughout the series, "loading up on him, " in the words of Knicks guard Jason Kidd, gambling by leaving other perimeter players open.
WSJ: Of Course the Celtics Fought Back
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But the Knicks did a solid job early on of exploiting the Grizzlies' defensive strategy, which thrives on packing the paint in hopes that opposing perimeter players will misfire when given open looks from deep.
WSJ: Knicks Waking Up at the Right Time
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Paul George (23 points, five rebounds), the league's Most Improved Player, applied suffocating one-on-one defense on Anthony, which allowed other defenders to latch onto the Knicks' perimeter players who'd grown accustomed to seeing open looks from outside.
WSJ: Pacers End Knicks' Season