{"id":3009,"date":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","slug":"og-anunoby-drops-32-points-knicks-fans-credit-suni-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3009","title":{"rendered":"OG Anunoby drops 32 points, Knicks&#8217; fans credit Suni Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>OG Anunoby lit up Madison Square Garden with 32 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Phoenix Suns 112\u201398 on Sunday night, and fans believe Olympic champion Sunisa Lee&#8217;s presence courtside was the spark behind the show.<\/p>\n<p>OG Anunoby put on a performance for the ages in the Knicks\u2019 Sunday night win, scoring 32 points along with six rebounds and three assists to help lift New York over Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by New York Knicks \ud83c\udfc0 (@nyknicks)<\/p>\n<p>While it marked his 10th consecutive game with 20+ points, this outing had extra buzz \u2014 Olympic gold medallist Sunisa Lee was courtside at Madison Square Garden, and fans online were quick to connect her presence to OG\u2019s hot hand.<\/p>\n<p>The 112\u201398 victory saw Anunoby shoot with precision and confidence, turning heads with transition buckets, mid-range pull-ups, and big defensive stops. The Knicks\u2019 official social media accounts joined the fun, posting clips of Suni Lee and reacting to the electric energy in the arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOG saw Suni Lee and turned into 2019 Kawhi,\u201d one fan posted on X. Another added, \u201cSign her to a multi-year courtside deal \u2014 whatever it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee, attending her second Knicks game, once again seemed to coincide with a standout OG performance. The gymnast smiled for cameras during a timeout, just as Anunoby began torching the Suns defense late in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by New York Knicks \ud83c\udfc0 (@nyknicks)<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Brunson, returning from an ankle injury, added 15 points and six assists in his return, but the spotlight was firmly on Anunoby \u2014 both on the court and in the memes that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Social media exploded with comments celebrating the \u201cSuni Effect,\u201d with fans calling Lee the Knicks&#8217; unofficial sixth man. \u201cOG plays different when Suni\u2019s in the building,\u201d one post read.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t Anunoby\u2019s first viral moment at MSG either \u2014 in November, he nearly collided with actress Anne Hathaway courtside. Now, with Lee in attendance, he\u2019s turned into the Knicks\u2019 most electric scorer down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by New York Knicks \ud83c\udfc0 (@nyknicks)<\/p>\n<p>New York now sits at 50\u201328, eyeing the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. If Anunoby continues this pace \u2014 and if Suni Lee stays in her courtside seat \u2014 the Knicks may have a unique kind of playoff magic brewing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad so much fun,\u201d Lee said as she left MSG. Knicks fans are hoping she had enough fun to keep coming back.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OG Anunoby lit up Madison Square Garden with 32 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Phoenix Suns 112\u201398 on Sunday night, and fans believe Olympic champion Sunisa Lee&#8217;s presence courtside was the spark behind the show. OG Anunoby put on a performance for the ages in the Knicks\u2019 Sunday night win, scoring 32 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}