Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers 1/29/2021 7:30 [Game #20]

Quckley 14 pts in 4th qtr. 3 min remain

Quickley with 25 points in 25 minutes. RJ with 24. Knicks hold Cleveland to only 81 points. Knicks win by 21.

Tonight, Randle did not play point-forward, and the Knicks WON 102 - 81

There were no reason to give Barrett 40 min, and Randle 36 min tonite .. Wsup Thibs ???
The Knicks out-scored the Cavs every quarter of the game, plus the bench lineup took a 20 point lead early in the 4th Qtr..

RJ Barrett is 20-years-old. Immanuel Quickley is 21-years-old. They combined for 49 points in a dominant win tonight. Get excited.

Good bounce back win. Take 2-1 season series lead over CLE. IQ outplays Sexton. RJ 7-8 from FT line. Toppin a +7.

What can you say? A win lead by IQ & RJ is a beautiful thing...

mafra said:

Good bounce back win. Take 2-1 season series lead over CLE. IQ outplays Sexton. RJ 7-8 from FT line. Toppin a +7.

What can you say? A win lead by IQ & RJ is a beautiful thing...

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Let's see .. Rookie Quickley scored 25 pts in 25 minutes on 9-17 shooting.
RJ Barrett scored 24 pts in 40 minutes taking his usual 20 shots per game.

All I'm saying ....
The rookie Quickley's performance has made our previous-season boring 21-45 Knicks into an Exciting Knicks team you must watch in the 2020-21 season.
The rookie Obi Toppin along-side Quickley in a lineup look like a Knicks future winning tandem.
Last night, the Knicks had a 17 pt lead at the end of the 3rd Qtr., why not let the rookie Obi Toppin play all or the majority of the 4th qtr.???
Was it because Randle only had 4 pts and needed to score in garbage time to fill his stats ???

Yeah, announcers were confused why RJ and Randle still got late 4th quarter minutes with the game already well in hand. Thibs looking to milk every minute of building chemistry or running plays with these guys? Not sure.

htr10 said:

Yeah, announcers were confused why RJ and Randle still got late 4th quarter minutes with the game already well in hand. Thibs looking to milk every minute of building chemistry or running plays with these guys? Not sure.

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That's the problem!
Where's the chemistry (the Jellin) from the two players (RJ & Randle) whom average 25 minutes on the court together in the same lineup for 60 games last season?
The only improvement i notice in RJ & Randle performance in our 20 games this season are they are trying to be more active on the defensive-end, and they added passing the ball to their teammates.
Their leadership on the court does not compliment any of their teammates performance, and they are the two players having the most minute played in the Knicks 2 seasons.

The solution: A Ten Man Rotation !!!