34 seconds remain, and New York Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy doesn't call a timeout. He knows that doing so now would disrupt his team's offensive rhythm. They've scored 32 points in the final quarter, but as the head coach, he barely made any impact on offense after official timeouts.
It's Knicks' turn to attack, and they have one thought in mind: get the ball in the hoop and take the lead.
They must do this first before considering anything else.
John Starks advances cautiously, and with 10 seconds left on the shot clock and 20 seconds on the game clock, he finally makes his move, forcefully driving at Doug Christie... Before he reaches the paint, John Starks suddenly passes the ball to the right corner. Ewing rushes to the corner and barely catches the ball before it goes out of bounds!
This tactic genuinely caught the Lakers off guard. Ewing had discussed this play with John Starks earlier, and now they actually executed it!
