Here’s what Coach Thibs and many other Knickerbockers and Pacers (what’s even a Pacer?) have said leading up to the final game of the series played in Indianapolis.

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Tom Thibodeau

On Knicks’ two-way effort in Game 6:

“I thought the aggressiveness of Jalen and KAT to start offensively and then the group being tied together defensively (was significant). Then when the bench came in, they did the same thing.