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Knicks’ OG Anunoby named to NBA’s all-defensive second team: ‘Versatility is off the charts’

Nypost · · 523 words · By Zach Braziller
Knicks vs Cavaliers Playoff Series NBA All-Defensive Selections Officiating and Free Throw Discrepancies
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“OG Anunoby was selected to the NBA’s all-defensive second team”
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Multiple independent sources, including SNY and other web results, confirm OG Anunoby was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born 17 July 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the India…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OG_Anunoby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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“Anunoby has now made the second team three different times.”
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While sources confirm he was named to the second team recently, there is no evidence provided in the search results confirming this is his third time making the second team specifically. One source mentions his first All-Defensive team was in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dikembe Mutombo, who has won four NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards, has been selected into the All-Defensive first and second team three times each.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ... OG is an all-time great defender. You have to be in the arena to truly understand. His off ball defense and ability to anticipate the play is ...
https://www.facebook.com/SNY/posts/og-anunoby-has-been-named…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ... 493 likes, 9 comments - knicks_everything on May 22, 2026: "OG Anunoby has been named to the NBA's All-Defensive second team (@nba)".
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYqOk2PxkuC/
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“The first team selections were Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves, Chet Holmgren of the Thunder, Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs, Derrick White of the Celtics and Ausar Thompson of the Pistons.”
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Three independent web sources (including ESPN via Instagram and news reports) confirm the First Team consists of Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Rudy Gobert, Ausar Thompson, and Derrick White.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago ... ... the NBA's All-Defensive First Team, while Chet Holmgren, Ausar Thompson, Rudy Gobert and Derrick White rounded out the first-team selections.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48847868/spurs-wembanyam…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ... This is his first NBA All-Defensive Team honor. Ausar Thompson, Pistons wing. The same goes for Thompson, whose 2 steals per game were tops in ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/article/spurs-vic…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... Another block! OCR. ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM 2025 - 2026 Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Rudy Gobert, Ausar Thompson, Derrick White ESPN ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYqO-FsmCLO/
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“Anunoby received 11 first-team votes.”
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The SNY report specifically details the voting breakdown, stating Anunoby received 11 first-place votes.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... votes received. Tim Duncan ... On four occasions, the Defensive Player of the Year winner was not voted to the All-Defensive first team in the same year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ... OG is an all-time great defender. You have to be in the arena to truly understand. His off ball defense and ability to anticipate the play ...
https://www.facebook.com/SNY/posts/og-anunoby-has-been-named…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago ... Anunoby was named to the Second Team All-Defense after finishing ninth in total voting. His 67 total points (11 first-place votes, 45 second- ...
https://sny.tv/articles/knicks-og-anunoby-named-second-team-…
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“The Knicks are two wins away from their first NBA Finals’ appearance in 27 years”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic news homepages (CNN, Fox News) and do not contain specific information regarding the Knicks' Finals appearance history or current status.
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web search NEUTRAL — Read full articles, watch videos, browse thousands of titles and more on the "Headlines" topic with Google News.
https://news.google.com/topics/CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNR…
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web search NEUTRAL — View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology ...
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“Overall, the Cavaliers attempted 18 more free throws, 32 to 14, than the Knicks in Game 2.”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (links to gaming websites like Poki and CrazyGames) and contain no sports data.
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web search NEUTRAL — Play free online games at Poki, the #1 website for instant web games. Explore exclusive titles, popular favorites, and new game releases every day - no download needed!
https://poki.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — You’ll find the main categories like clicker, driving games, and shooting games at the top of any page, but there’s also a range of subcategories that will help you find the perfect game.
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web search NEUTRAL — RESOLVE: a math game Happy farm : make water pipes Card Scramble: Viola's Diner Block Blaster Puzzle Solitaire Mahjong Candy HEX Mahjong 3D Connect Sudoku Games Color Water Sort 3D Road Trip...
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“In the series opener, the Knicks did get to the line more, 32 to 23.”
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While there is a report of a Game 1 score (115-104), the provided evidence does not specify the number of free throw attempts for either team in Game 1.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers,[4][9] shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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web search NEUTRAL — Jalen Brunson was a massive problem for New York in Game 1, until he became a bigger one for the Cavaliers.Tuesday night’s final score was unremarkable: New York Knicks 115, Cleveland Cavaliers 104. H…
https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/20/nba/new-york-knicks-cle…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks. · East Finals - Game 2.Cleveland cut it to single digits with just under eight minutes left but ruined any chance of getting closer with poor free-throw shootin…
https://streamseast.cc/nba/401873342/cavaliers-vs-knicks
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“The Cavaliers... rank second of the 16 teams to qualify for the playoffs in terms of free throws attempted at 28.8.”
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The search results mention the Cavaliers lead in home free-throw attempts, but do not explicitly confirm the specific rank of 'second' among 16 teams with a value of 28.8.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 ... Among all 16 playoff teams ... The Cavaliers lead all playoff teams in home free-throw attempts per game, while the Pistons are not far behind in ...
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoff-schedule-odds…
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web search NEUTRAL — A table featuring traditional information for each team in the league based on selected filters.
https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/traditional
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 ... 600 | 4.0 | 9-7 | 3-2 | 7-3 | 5-5 | 8-2 | W2 | | Cleveland Cavaliers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.5 | 10-8 | 5-0 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 5-5 | L3 | | Atlanta Hawks ...
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“Only the Nuggets (30.2) got to the line more.”
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“The Knicks have held the opposition under 100 points six times in the playoffs.”
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The claim is supported by a single cross-reference from Nypost, but no other independent sources were provided to corroborate it.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 6: Games in the playoffs in which the Knicks have held the opposition under 100 points.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/sports/heroes-zeros-from-knick…
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“Of the teams remaining, the Spurs have done that five times and the Cavaliers and Thunder twice apiece.”
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“Knicks watch parties have raised more than $350,000 for Garden of Dreams”
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“The Knicks will host another watch party at the Garden for Game 3 on Saturday night. Tickets are $10.”
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