The Knicks opened their five-game house on a positive note, crushing the Kings of Sacramento, 143-120, Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden.
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– New York has provided an update of encouraging injuries before the Tin-Off, Listing Starter Josh Hart (Right knee pain) as active. The guardian of the veterans entered on Saturday listed as questionable and also recently treated the compression of the neck / cervical.
-While the first quarter opened with the two teams exchanging buckets, the Knicks caught fire halfway, orchestrating a 14-4 race at the rapid rhythm which forced the Kings to call the dead time at 4 : 15. The rupture of action also did not cool the Knicks – they made a mark 12 more points and maintained an advance of 38-25 after 12 minutes.
– For a third consecutive match, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau extended his rotation from the first quarter to nine players, and this time it was Landry Shamet which provided a spark on the bench. He scored nine points out of three procurets, while six knicks contributed at least one basket. Shamet had not scored nine points or more in a match all season.
– The Knicks kept the foot on the gas at the start of the second quarter, and OG Anunoby was undoubtedly the catalyst. The veteran winger pierced seven buckets for 20 points, which equaled his top of the season for half. He entered an average of 16.0 points per game on Saturday.
– While the Knicks increased their advance to 19 to half the second, seeming to be under cruise regulator, the Kings proved to be resilient. During a four-minute period, they set a race of 23-6 together and surprisingly reduced their deficit to two. Knicks just couldn’t contain MOLIK monkwho caused crises by accumulating 23 points in the first half. In half, New York led 72-67.
– Sacramento took advantage of the New York sickly defense in the second quarter, and it only took three minutes of action in the third quarter for Thibodeau to call the waiting period due to poor efforts in terms of transition. A certain frustration was also right of Hart, who received his seventh technical fault this season.
– Despite the change of momentum and the defensive errors, the Knicks did not give up the advance. They followed the rhythm of the Kings, taking up their advance in a double figure on a lay-up beating by a buzzer by Mikal Bridges. The play of strengths would not have been possible without Hart, who recorded the help to win his sixth triple-double of the season.
– Less than a minute after the fourth quarter, the officials noticed that the Knicks basket was not 10 feet high or centered, and the problem forced 10 minutes. The hoop seemed to be shifted after a two -handed dunk of Anunoby.
– The unexpected break did not disturb the rhythm of the Knicks, however – they went up their lead to 18 comfortable points at 8:19 am and did not give in. New York adopted the state of mind, ending the match with 40 assists. They have improved at 17-1 this season with more than more dimes in a match.
– Although the pair of stars of the Knicks was precious, they were not the showrunners either. Cities of Karl-Anthony I did not see a lot of action in the second half, but it finished with a double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds in just 28 minutes. Jalen Brunson was more effective because he posted 25 points and 11 assists.
– Four of the starters of the Knicks have marked more than 20 years, and Anunoby (33) and Bridges (27) combined for 60. Hart and Brunson have also become the first Knicks tandem to publish more than 10 aids in the same game since 2002.
– New York pulled 49.5% in total compared to the ground (52 out of 105) and made 17 three out of 36 attempts. They also led by up to 24 points and exceeded the Kings, 53-38. The top scorer of the Kings was a monk (31), although he only contributed eight points in the second half. Domantis Sabonis also produced a calm triple-double of 25 points, 13 plates and 12 assists.
MVP game: Josh Hart
Hart did not seem to be embarrassed at all by his apparent knee pain. He was both physical and effective, ending the match with a respectable 20 points, a monstrous 18 rebounds and 11 assists.
Strengths
What is the next step
The Knicks (30-16) will seek to extend their sequence of victories with four games on Monday evening, in a match against the Grizzlies of Memphis (7:30 am tip).