Knicks Mitchell Robinson makes impact on both…
There have been no situations of hack-a-Robinson on Monday evening.
The Knicks heart’s presence was felt without that ploy to get him out of the sport in the 107-106 loss to the Hawks in Game 2.
Mitchell Robinson was terrific at both ends of the ground, notching 13 factors, seven rebounds, a steal and a block in 18 minutes.
Mitchell Robinson slams the ball during the third quarter in Game 2. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
So much had been made of the Hawks deliberately placing him on the free-throw line in Game 1, when Robinson went 1-for-4 at the charity stripe. Coach Mike Brown refuses to let that alter his recreation plan or how he would use Robinson.
“We’ll probably just keep in [our] normal rotation and at the end of the day, he’s going to get an opportunity, and we’re confident he’ll knock them down,” Brown said before the sport. “If we need to make a change, we feel confident in Josh [Hart] playing the center, especially the way we’re playing. We’re OK with them fouling Mitch, if that’s what they want to do.”
Robinson went to the road just twice, and break up a pair of free throws. He was impactful. It just wasn’t enough as the Knicks failed to sweep the first two video games of the sequence at home.
“More than anything, it’s the respect for him as a player,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said, referring to the Game 1 strategy against Robinson. “I think every game’s different in that regard, every quarter is different. Do you weigh one more foul, do you sub definitely? That’s one of those things we’ll continue to evaluate. … Them being in the bonus didn’t impact as much, but it also has an impact on how we play offensively, too, [when he’s not in the game].”
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