As the commentators pointed out, if the New York Knicks had a slightly better performance, they would have won. However, Coach Jeff Van Gundy didn't know how to organize the team after Derek Fisher's entry.
Coach Rambis didn't have many reserve players as good as the starters, so he didn't have many plays like this to use in other games. This entry of Derek only happened when Rick Fox or Kobe Bryant were performing poorly and when Jake drew the attention of the opposing defense.
Still, if there was ever a moment for Coach Rambis to use this play, it would be in an NBA Finals game. With this victory, the Los Angeles Lakers only needed one more win to secure the NBA title for the season.
The broadcast reporters went to interview the players as they did in other games. Only a few players gave interviews as usual, but after this game, most of the players seemed interested in saying something.
