Game thread: New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 7:00p 3/19/2020 [Game #65]

mafra

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Julius Randle is 34th in NBA in offensive efficiency rating. That?s higher than Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell and CJ McCullum.
 

tiger0330

Legend
Knicks overcome the bad start to take a 70-54 lead at the half. Portis leading the scoring with 16, Nits has 12.
 
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jimkcchief88

All Star
Frank?s? agent must have let him know his NBA career is hanging in the balance! Can?t believe the Knicks threw up a 40 point quarter. Guys are playing for their NBA lives right now. Where was this level of effort in December?
 

tiger0330

Legend
Frank’s’ agent must have let him know his NBA career is hanging in the balance! Can’t believe the Knicks threw up a 40 point quarter. Guys are playing for their NBA lives right now. Where was this level of effort in December?
Wiz don't play D. They give up 120ppg, worst team in the NBA. If anyone thought the coach doesn't make a difference, they never saw Fizdale coach.
 

mafra

Legend
Frank with 15 points and 8 assists thru 3 quarters. Of course, terrible third Q gifts game back to WAS.
 

mafra

Legend
3 point WAS lead balloons to 13 on officiating. Wagner gets 2 FTs on a 50/50 call... Randle makes layup but they call a charge, despite him being well inside arc... RJ bucket waived bc a push-off.

Refs decide these games with their whistles... if they call a foul or not and what the call is.

If Randle gets the And-1... its a tie game.... instead, 110-97 in a blink of an eye... er... blow of a whistle
 

mafra

Legend
RJ?s mouth bloodied on a chase for loose ball. No foul. RJ hacked going to hoop from Behind. No call. Instead ref gifts ball back to NYK.... one of those ?well, something happened but I won?t call a foul but give you ball back, so no harm? type of BS NBA ref thang...

Well, Wizards promptly challenge ruling NYK ball. They overturn it. Bum ref ignores foul... but tried to give NY ball. Hey, zebra, when you go to hoop and get hacked in the head that?s the definition of significant contact.

Knicks had cut lead back to 8 with 3 to go and had chance to get back into it.... RJ did right things, taking ball strong to the hoop. But, for some reason, official swallows the whistle.

Just like how ref could?ve swallowed whistle on the aforementioned Wagner drive... but didn?t. Why does Wagner get the call but not RJ?

Again, so impactful are these calls and non-calls. It?s why it?s so hard to watch NBA anymore.
 
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