Anouby approached a seated Towns on the bench after the Pacers came within five points of the Knicks, 123-118, with 34 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
The TNT broadcast captured Anouby appearing to press Towns before sitting down, with the heated conversation continuing.
The Knicks captain didn’t stay seated for long, though, as he rose from his spot on the bench and appeared to tell Towns to shut it down.
The confrontation came after Nesmith hit the fifth of his six 3-pointers in the final five minutes.
Game 2 tips off Friday at 8 p.m. before the series shifts to Indiana for Games 3 and 4 beginning Sunday.
It’s going to be a field day for the lip readers.
During the last seconds of regulation in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers, which ended in a shocking 138-135 overtime loss at Madison sq\. Garden to give Indiana a 1-0 series lead, Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby got into a heated argument on the Knicks’ sideline on Wednesday.
In the fourth quarter, with 34 seconds left, the Pacers pulled within five points of the Knicks, 123-118, and Anouby walked up to a sitting Towns on the bench.
The heated discussion continued as Anouby appeared to press Towns before sitting down, as seen in the TNT broadcast.
Jalen Brunson, who sat at Anouby’s left, tapped the small forward’s leg and drew him back as he tried to approach Towns during the verbal exchanges between the teammates.
Though he didn’t remain seated for long, the Knicks captain got up from his bench position and seemed to tell Towns to stop it.
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After the game, Josh Hart remarked, “We didn’t close the game out.”. “I think we lost some of our intensity. We slowed down and began to play more into their hands. “”.
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At 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Game 2 will begin. m. prior to the series’ move to Indiana for Games 3 and 4, which start on Sunday.