The Pelicans defense made a point of pressuring the Knicks in the backcourt Sunday afternoon. At times, it forced New York into near-turnovers and ugly shots, but the Knicks also had some fine moments tapping their release valves to beat the pressure and get easy buckets. Two of my favorite plays today finished with Langston Galloway scoring in the paint. Let's look at them!
This is from the second quarter, and it is a classic Triangle pressure release. Calderon finds Toney Douglas checking him waaaaay up high and Eric Gordon doing the same on Langston Galloway, so he enters the ball to Kyle O'Quinn in the high post:
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