Game thread: New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Clippers 1/23/2022 1:00pm [Game #46]

[mafra]

Knicks 6-0 when RJ scores 28… Knicks 4-1 when both rJ and Randle score 20 apiece.

28 points and 14 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal, 7-7 from FT line and 3 threes, with a block. RJ was fantastic!

[mafra]

Now Knicks go to CLE-MIA-MIL….

Must find a way to win at least 1.

[Dark Raider]

Didn't see the game...
Win by 8 pt!!
Measure a victory by the circumstances.
How much is Leonard and George worth? MM was 0-9.
Let's put victory in proper context when looking objectively.
This should have been a blow out victory not one by 8 points. Pound your chest when beat a team at full strength not before. Until then hold your head down and walk off the floor like you didn't do anything.

[mafra]

LAC a playoff team, right now, and would qualify for the bubble in either conference. They entered the game 10-4 vs EC teams.

Knicks shouldn’t take any team for granted, and with a brutal 3 game tour of top EC teams, after dropping first 3 of the 4 game homestand, this was a Must-Have contest.

Thanks for the in-depth ANALysis!

[htr10]

Didn't see the game...
Win by 8 pt!!
Measure a victory by the circumstances.
How much is Leonard and George worth? MM was 0-9.
Let's put victory in proper context when looking objectively.
This should have been a blow out victory not one by 8 points. Pound your chest when beat a team at full strength not before. Until then hold your head down and walk off the floor like you didn't do anything.

How do you know they didn’t hold their heads down and walk off the floor? You didn’t watch the game.

[htr10]

Post-game quote from RJ Barrett:
“I don’t feel like I’ve done anything so far”.

This team gets it. It’s the fanbase that doesn’t get it.

[mafra]

I love when they asked RJ about being a leader and he said go ask LeBron and named other top stars.

Knicks led wire to wire.

[htr10]

Something worth following is that MRob sprained his ankle today. Our rotation of MRob and Noel can be a huge strength. Without MRob, Taj will have to continue to play big minutes, not something that we want him to do for multiple games.

[Kiyaman]

The Game was to early for me, after having a splendid Saturday evening chillin.
To early for me, and to early for ...........

The Perry/Thibs show at MSG
40 min from Randle gave us` 8-15 FG shooting for 24 pts
43 min from Barrett gave us 9-24 FG shooting for 28 pts

[Kiyaman]

Post-game quote from RJ Barrett:
“I don’t feel like I’ve done anything so far”.

This team gets it. It’s the fanbase that doesn’t get it.

Great response by Barrett ..
It's more from Knicks opponents on the court than from the fanbase

[mafra]

“I don’t feel like I’ve done anything so far, that’s my mindset,” he responded. “I’m always hungry. I’m hungry for more. I want more, for the team but for myself as well. I think if I continue to be aggressive … anything’s possible. I want to continue to be able to make plays like I did today, score and defend and rebound, really do it all out there on the court for the team and kinda be the guy that does whatever the team needs.”

[Dark Raider]

How do you know they didn’t hold their heads down and walk off the floor? You didn’t watch the game.

Correct, That is the reason I started my post with that statement.
Question to you is did they?

Post-game quote from RJ Barrett:
“I don’t feel like I’ve done anything so far”.

This team gets it. It’s the fanbase that doesn’t get it.

Two Things:
1. RJ is a 100% correct "I don't feel like I've done anything so far". He hasn't!!
2. RJ, the fanbase is waking up and they are getting it.

[Kiyaman]

LAC a playoff team, right now, and would qualify for the bubble in either conference. They entered the game 10-4 vs EC teams.

Knicks shouldn’t take any team for granted, and with a brutal 3 game tour of top EC teams, after dropping first 3 of the 4 game homestand, this was a Must-Have contest.

Thanks for the in-depth ANALysis!

I caught the 4;30 game on free NBA League ....
The Clippers performance looked like the 2012-17 Detroit Pistons having Drummond (Zubac) & Reggie Jackson LOL
Nice afternoon Knicks Win !!!

Our next 3 games are on the road .. And 2 home games
1) Cavs (28-19) BigMan rotation?
2) Heats (30-17) Top winning team in the East rotation?
3) Bucks (30-19) Championship contenders rotation?
Kings (18-30) A Feb deadline rotation?
Grizzlies (32-17) I want 2nd row seats at MSG for this Game?

How many Knicks wins in the next 5 games ???

[htr10]

Correct, That is the reason I started my post with that statement.
Question to you is did they?


Two Things:
1. RJ is a 100% correct "I don't feel like I've done anything so far". He hasn't!!
2. RJ, the fanbase is waking up and they are getting it.

The team was all business today. I think they understood the situation and the last thing they were going to do was overcelebrate.

[mafra]

I think 2-3 is almost wishful thinking. But, we shall see. Let’s start with being competitive in CLE.