Game thread: New York Knicks @ Minnesota Timberwolves 11/20/2023 8:00pm [Game #14]

[rady]

(8-5) -- (9-3)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN​	MSG​	8:00 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .. We are playing against even competition tonight in Minnesota
50-50 odds tonight

 

[Kiyaman]

Tonight, we have all of (last season) Knicks starter lineup players ready

 

[Kiyaman]

MitchRob with the baseline Dunk !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 28 - Wolves 31

 

[Kiyaman]

Donte need to keep passing the ball 1-5 on 3's .. MitchRob is keeping the game score close with hustle.

 

[Kiyaman]

Half Time .. Knicks 56 - Wolves 58
The Wolves 2nd unit (5) bench lineup were out-scoring our 2nd unit (4) bench lineup.
We had to put Brunson, Randle, and MitchRob back into the game quick before the Wolves grab a 10 pt lead for the half.
Brunson 14 pts, 5 ast
Barrett 12 pts
Randle 11 pts
No player on the Wolves scored in double digit, but all 10 players scored
Knicks 10 ast
Wolves 16 ast

 

[Kiyaman]

The Wolves grabbed a 15 pt lead 4 min into the 3rd quarter .. 4 Wolves players have double digit scoring

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 75 - Wolves 93
The Wolves unmasked the Knicks in the 3rd quarter having a 2nd half elimination-strategy.
We really do have a head-coaching problem !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

3 minutes remain in game Knicks 97 - Wolves 115
Not close or GOOD !!!

 

[mafra]

3rd game in 4 days, on the road, is a schedule loss. IQ-Grimes combine for 1-13 from downtown. Randle-DDV combine for 1-12 from downtown. RJ-Brunson were a respectable 6-10 from downtown.

Only 10 turnovers and 7 off rebounds allowed. 66 total FTs on the game downs sounds like it was a good game to witness. I’m glad i didn’t watch a second. Missed nearly 30 threes, only 16 assists and missed another 7 FTs

 

[mafra]

Quentin Grimes has yet to make a single free throw this entire season (he missed his lone attempt).

Logging 296 minutes over 12 games and failing to get to the line is unacceptable. He needs to be more aggressive.

 

[Kiyaman]

Quentin Grimes has yet to make a single free throw this entire season (he missed his lone attempt).

Logging 296 minutes over 12 games and failing to get to the line is unacceptable. He needs to be more aggressive.

If our Knicks had ball-movement and player-movement in the offense, than I would agree that's unacceptable.
But our Knicks have been a dribble dribble dribble Iso-offense team the past 4 seasons.
We have 4 Knicks players that dribble-dribble the ball every time they touch the ball.
Our Knicks Starter Grimes gets 95% of his shots and scoring from broken plays.