Game Thread: New York Knicks vs New Orleans Pelicans 3:30 1/14/2018 [Game #43]

[htr10]

Ntilkina looks like an NBA PG when he plays the 2 man game with O’Quinn. The rest of the time he looks like an off the ball guard who needs to work on his jump shot.

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KP with 11 points, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. Knicks lead 12 in the closing minute of the 1st half.

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AD drains a 3 at the buzzer. Knicks lead 9 at the half. Hornacek needs to be a real coach in the 2nd half and use his rotations to prevent us blowing this lead.

[tiger0330]

Thanks for your great play by play htr10. Watching football hate to say great playoff game. 57-48 Knicks, Jack not going to give up that starting PG spot as the leading scorer but Knits job is wide open. Trey better than he is for sure so does Horn give him first PG off the bench or continue to give Nits minutes just to develop him?

[tiger0330]

Ntilkina looks like an NBA PG when he plays the 2 man game with O’Quinn. The rest of the time he looks like an off the ball guard who needs to work on his jump shot.

Everyone says nice things about the kid but what has he really shown, that 2 man game with Quinn I'd say every backup PG in the NBA is capable of that. I want to see plays like what they showed Dunn just do which he does routinely, make a steal and turn it into a dunk on the other end. Turn D into points. He's on a little honeymoon now but will it last if hes playing like this at the end of the season.

[tiger0330]

Horn still riding that old horse Lance Thomas, another guy like Nits that seems invulnerable to criticism.

[tiger0330]

You just saw the Pels problem on why they're not winning despite having 2 big men putting up record setting numbers for a duo at their positions. Jack strolls in for an easy layup with no resistance, Pels make too many mistakes.

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Jack 9-10 just hitting a short jumper 75-64 Knicks.

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Nits has nothing on the two man game with Quinn feeding KP for a dunk.

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Knicks with a chance to break this wide open. Lead is 90 to 73 late in the 3rd quarter.

[tiger0330]

Didn't count but AD just threw up a 92 ft shot after the 3rd qtr buzzer and made it. Has to be a record for a shot because the longest a shot can be is the length of the court 94 ft.

[tiger0330]

Good TO by Horn after the Pels cut the lead to 8 on AD long 2. I'd sub in Jack for Nits right here.

[htr10]

More questionable coaching from
Hornacek. Gentry going all out with AD and Cousins against our 2nd unit in the 4th quarter and lead is down to 8. Hornacek letting it happen. Apparently never heard of momentum.

[tiger0330]

Good TO by Horn after the Pels cut the lead to 8 on AD long 2. I'd sub in Jack for Nits right here.

Jack in for Nits. Kanter in for Beas, starting 5 back in.

[tiger0330]

LT gets the OR and tries a reverse layup that doesn't come close. The guy should not be starting I don't care what Horn thinks about his D.