jimkcchief88
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Nice play by play guys bring it on home Knicks
Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets 7:30 11/7/2017 [Game #10]
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Here we go one pt lead. 35 secs left Knicks have the ball, KP drives the ball and lays it up. 3 pt lead 11 secs left. CHA needs a 3 to tie it. They have all there shooters on the floor. Monk takes a 3 from the top and misses. Kemba gets the long rebound but LT forces Kemba to turn it over out of bounds. 1 second left CHA needs a miracle.
RunningJumper
Super Moderator
Another exciting game and great win. The last two wins have been crazy. Amazing what Porzingis and others have been doing.
mafra
Legend
KP drives down lane and swishes the finger roll.... who didn't think of Ewing missing that same shot vs Indy in the playoffs?
That, right there folks, is why KP is a unicorn. As Benard King said, it's hard to fathom how 1 guy can protect the rim and swish 3s.
Twice tonight, as shot clock was expiring, KP calmly created space and penetrates and made a bucket. S-P-E-C-I-A-L!!!
He only had 28 points but that's bc Horn didn't put him back into the game until 3 minutes left.
Everybody contributed. KOQ, LT, and McDermott were outstanding. Lee couldn't hit a shot but he set up others. THJr was 4-8 from FT line in first half, and 1-6 from downtown at 1 point.... but he responded late.
Jack did his thing and Kanter certainly efforted out there.
Once again, poor defense for 3 quarters then they went into lockdown mode. This has got to change. But it's nice to see we are closing games.... and aren't 1-dimensional.
Bang
goes KP! Take that NBA.
We stole 2 wins at home and gave 1 away. 6-1 at home.
KP didn't pout sitting on the bench. He cheered others on, then hit his shots when called upon.
Great rebound by LT to save game! Williams and Howard were battling but he got it...
Dougie with a narly dunk and a 4-point play. KOQ with a vicious dunk. LT knocking down 3s... beautiful.
French prince struggled to score but he played solid defense (checking Walker). He got the assist when KP went Wyatt Earp on CHA.
Why didn't we foul at the end? It almost cost us.
That, right there folks, is why KP is a unicorn. As Benard King said, it's hard to fathom how 1 guy can protect the rim and swish 3s.
Twice tonight, as shot clock was expiring, KP calmly created space and penetrates and made a bucket. S-P-E-C-I-A-L!!!
He only had 28 points but that's bc Horn didn't put him back into the game until 3 minutes left.
Everybody contributed. KOQ, LT, and McDermott were outstanding. Lee couldn't hit a shot but he set up others. THJr was 4-8 from FT line in first half, and 1-6 from downtown at 1 point.... but he responded late.
Jack did his thing and Kanter certainly efforted out there.
Once again, poor defense for 3 quarters then they went into lockdown mode. This has got to change. But it's nice to see we are closing games.... and aren't 1-dimensional.
Bang
goes KP! Take that NBA.We stole 2 wins at home and gave 1 away. 6-1 at home.
KP didn't pout sitting on the bench. He cheered others on, then hit his shots when called upon.
Great rebound by LT to save game! Williams and Howard were battling but he got it...
Dougie with a narly dunk and a 4-point play. KOQ with a vicious dunk. LT knocking down 3s... beautiful.
French prince struggled to score but he played solid defense (checking Walker). He got the assist when KP went Wyatt Earp on CHA.
Why didn't we foul at the end? It almost cost us.
The Dragon
Benchwarmer
KP is solid and getting better day by day, I thought he was little soft with Howard trying to sell the fouls, but that went well anyway. Tim needs to be more consistent. I am just worried that Noah's return will break the chemistry in some way, especially if we will see less time for the Q who is really a big part of the current spirit we are playing with.
and1
Rotation player
mcBuckeeeeeeeeeeeets hahaha.
glad this dude had a big game for us. am i imagining things or is he actually playing decent defense for us?
him and Q and LT are turning out to be solid 2nd unit guys for us as frank continues to develop. there ain't no way in hell we should trade the Q.
once again coach gives extended minutes to guys who had it going hot. if that's any indication of how he's going to handle noah's return, there's a really good chance he won't be seeing a whole lot of minutes for a while.
early in the season we're seeing evidence that these dudes just refuse to die. that's fun.
glad this dude had a big game for us. am i imagining things or is he actually playing decent defense for us?
him and Q and LT are turning out to be solid 2nd unit guys for us as frank continues to develop. there ain't no way in hell we should trade the Q.
once again coach gives extended minutes to guys who had it going hot. if that's any indication of how he's going to handle noah's return, there's a really good chance he won't be seeing a whole lot of minutes for a while.
early in the season we're seeing evidence that these dudes just refuse to die. that's fun.
mafra
Legend
Porzingis, named Monday as the Eastern Conference player of the week, still set the franchise record for the most points through 10 games of a season with an even 300, breaking the previous mark of 298 by Bernard King, who was in attendance, in 1984-85.
D?j? vu, all over again. Just like Sunday.
?Very similar, very similar situation,? Porzingis said. ?Again it was just the good energy. We locked in defensively, we were putting a lot of pressure on them and it went our way again. But we cannot always do this ? I think we should try to do a better job from the beginning.
?But you can tell these last couple of games we?re playing our hearts out out there on the floor and that?s what I love about this team. We have a great atmosphere inside of the team and that shows on the court. We stay together throughout the game, we don?t ever give up and then we were able to win those close games.?
And they did. Even with a ?subpar? Porzingis. Yup, he scored 28 and was ?subpar.? He started off like a true monster. He scored 15 points in the first quarter, 13 of those in the first 6:10.
?He?s the thing you need if you want to be an elite team: an offensive superstar you can?t guard one-on-one,? Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said.
?It was a fight for me, actually, the whole game. I didn?t feel great today,? Porzingis said.
?McDermott was the difference in the game,? Clifford said.
D?j? vu, all over again. Just like Sunday.
?Very similar, very similar situation,? Porzingis said. ?Again it was just the good energy. We locked in defensively, we were putting a lot of pressure on them and it went our way again. But we cannot always do this ? I think we should try to do a better job from the beginning.
?But you can tell these last couple of games we?re playing our hearts out out there on the floor and that?s what I love about this team. We have a great atmosphere inside of the team and that shows on the court. We stay together throughout the game, we don?t ever give up and then we were able to win those close games.?
And they did. Even with a ?subpar? Porzingis. Yup, he scored 28 and was ?subpar.? He started off like a true monster. He scored 15 points in the first quarter, 13 of those in the first 6:10.
?He?s the thing you need if you want to be an elite team: an offensive superstar you can?t guard one-on-one,? Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said.
?It was a fight for me, actually, the whole game. I didn?t feel great today,? Porzingis said.
?McDermott was the difference in the game,? Clifford said.
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mafra
Legend
It was that determination to get to the basket that had head coach Jeff Hornacek astonished by his young star.
"That shot there was -- gosh -- just another sign of the greatness that he's becoming," Hornacek told Newsday's Anthony Rieber. "He didn't get panicked. He knew exactly what was on the shot clock. That's that internal clock. He probably glanced up and saw four seconds and said, 'I know I can get there in four seconds.'"
It may have not been the 40-point night Porzinigis had against the Pacers, but his clutch shots at the end gave the Knicks yet another hard-fought victory. Center Kyle O'Quinn, who was pumped up on the bench after Porzingis made the late three, knew the comeback was coming all along saying, "here we go again," but in the right frame of mind.
"But in a positive way," he said explaining the team's mindset. "Like we've been here before. We can do it again. Indiana was a great win. A lot of us felt that was one of the best team wins we've ever been a part of. It was one of mine. We weren't fazed going into the fourth today."
Porzingis may have been the man the team looked for to ice the victory, but it was an all-around team effort to battle back once again. That is why the Unicorn isn't placing the victory solely on his late magic.
"It's us playing as a team and playing defense," Porzingis said. "I think we have hard-working guys that want to win. You can tell these last couple games. We're playing our hearts out."
"That shot there was -- gosh -- just another sign of the greatness that he's becoming," Hornacek told Newsday's Anthony Rieber. "He didn't get panicked. He knew exactly what was on the shot clock. That's that internal clock. He probably glanced up and saw four seconds and said, 'I know I can get there in four seconds.'"
It may have not been the 40-point night Porzinigis had against the Pacers, but his clutch shots at the end gave the Knicks yet another hard-fought victory. Center Kyle O'Quinn, who was pumped up on the bench after Porzingis made the late three, knew the comeback was coming all along saying, "here we go again," but in the right frame of mind.
"But in a positive way," he said explaining the team's mindset. "Like we've been here before. We can do it again. Indiana was a great win. A lot of us felt that was one of the best team wins we've ever been a part of. It was one of mine. We weren't fazed going into the fourth today."
Porzingis may have been the man the team looked for to ice the victory, but it was an all-around team effort to battle back once again. That is why the Unicorn isn't placing the victory solely on his late magic.
"It's us playing as a team and playing defense," Porzingis said. "I think we have hard-working guys that want to win. You can tell these last couple games. We're playing our hearts out."