Game Thread: New York Knicks @ New Orleans Pelicans 7:00 12/30/2017 [Game #36]

tiger0330 said:

Time to hand over the reins to Frank and give him that starting PG job. Reading more and more Frank should start and Wally juat said hes looking more and more like a starter.

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In the first half, Jack?s plus/minus is -3 and Sessions? plus/minus is -5.

Ntilikina is +19!!!

Like you said, Ntilikina needs to start going forward. No reason this change shouldn?t be imminent.

htr10 said:

Yeah, it’s time for KP and Ntilikina to start playing the majority of their minutes together to build that rapport.

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Majority of KPs shots he creates his shot with a move to get open, those Harden/Capela alley oops Capela doesn't do very much except run to the rim and dunk it. 7'3" big man that is as quick and mobile as he is should get twice as many hoops like Capela gets with a decent Pg paired with him.

Decent start to the 3rd quarter. Lead is 14.

KP playing well, but has to sit with 4 fouls halfway through the 3rd quarter.

Ntilikina checks into the game after Jack plays the first 7 minutes of the 3rd quarter.

Moore is a nice player, Rondo, Holiday, Cuz, AD and him should make the Pels better than a .500 team.

Pelicans surging back led by AD. Lead cut to 5 with AD going to the line.

Lead down to 2. Frustrating stretch where AD is going berserk and KP is on the bench in foul trouble.

Pels cut a 14 pt lead to 2 3:12 left in the 3rd.

We played great uptempo basketball in the 1st half, but we?re playing like molasses in the 3rd quarter. Our guys are that gassed? Here comes Noah late in the 3rd quarter.

Pelicans cut an 11 point lead to 1 going to the 4th quarter. AD was dominant in the 3rd. We need KP back on the court and we need to get our 2nd wind to win this game. Let?s go Knicks!

Rumor is Knicks might trade Quinn because they think he'll opt out and test the FA market off his nice season so far. Dumb move if the Knicks do that.

KP comes back with 10 minutes left.

Great 1st half ball movement is non-existent in the 2nd half. Don?t get it. Beasley and McDermott brickin long range jumpers over defenders is no one?s plan for success.

Refs are blind not seeing that carry by Cuz. Pels stormed back and now lead 86-79 8:54 left. KP back in the game but missed his first shot coming in.

Ntilikina finally knocks down a shot after we missed our 1st 7 shots of the 4th quarter.

Horn going to Noah to stop Cuz is dumb if you ask me.

tiger0330 said:

Horn going to Noah to stop Cuz is dumb if you ask me.

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Hornacek maybe hoping Noah will help settle down this rattled young team out there.

KP cuts lead back to 3.

Noah hits a layup and we are only down 1. Don?t give up. Have to keep fighting out there. Pelicans have made a big comeback, but that doesn?t mean we can?t hit them right back.

Noah makes a nice post move for a spinning hook shot to make it 88-87 Pels 6:35 left. Lets go guys.