Game thread: New York Knicks @ Phoenix Suns 12/15/2023 10:00pm [Game #24]

[rady]

(13-10) -- (13-11)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ​	ESPN​	10:00 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Late night game Rady, you up for it .. Thanks for the Game Thread.
Our Knicks been getting some bad rap, especially Julius Randle on our last 4 games (1-3) and one win.
It's 23 games into the regular season and injuries are affecting the team.
I still believe we should be playing a 10 Man rotation, having an 11 player receiving spot-minutes every other game this early into the regular season.
Tonight, we go up against Durant, Beal, and Booker in Phoenix .... We gonna need our DEFENSE tonight.
The Phoenix Suns are coming off a 116-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Mychal Bridges wanted that win against the team that traded him.

 

[Kiyaman]

Please let Sims get 6 or 7 shots tonight to finish the game with a double-double.
Not to many players could stop Jericho Sims.
Sims & Hartenstein duo in a lineup would've been a perfect weapon for playoffs

 

[Kiyaman]

End of the First Quarter .. Knicks 31 - Suns 30
We gonna try to outscore the Suns in this game ???

 

[Kiyaman]

Hartenstein did not want to leave his great-Flow wid Hart & Quickley off the bench

 

[Kiyaman]

Half Time .. Knicks 63 - Suns 68

We have to stop letting Randle take shots with 3 defenders trying to block the shot.
Durant don't do that! And Durant's been a 3-ball specialist since his rookie season.
Brunson made a nice move stopping the clock at 28 seconds to score 2 from FT.
Not going to Sims down low to put Nurkic in foul trouble is gonna hurt us in the 2nd half.

 

[mafra]

JB a perfect 7-7 from the floor in the 3Q (5-5 from 3). En fuego. 99-97 PHO going into 4Q. Obviously this is a loss. Just a matter of how they lose it. Stay tuned.

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 97 - Suns 99
Great 3rd qtr. fight on both sides

 

[Kiyaman]

Quickley & Grimes 3-ball gave Knicks 5 pt lead in 4th

 

[Kiyaman]

5 minutes remain in Game .. Knicks holding a 12 pt lead 123-111

 

[mafra]

Bench started 4Q on a run… JB and Randle finish it. Brunson with 47! Randle with defense And rebounds. 24-28 from FT let line. Great win for NYK. Love being wrong and eating my words.

 

[mafra]

JB is 9-9 from 3! Best shooting from NYK since Spree in 2003. He’s 17-23 on the night… a Fifty burger! 50!

 

[Kiyaman]

Brunson gets Game-Ball .. 50 pts, 6 rbs, 9 Dimes, 5 steals, on 17-23 FG shooting .. And 9-9 from the 3-ball line (History) for a Knicks WIN !!!

 

[mafra]

KD upset they allowed Grimes to get 6 threes up “he has no FT on season, 1 assist, can’t dribble.” Lol. He irate

 

[mafra]

Top 7 in total points scored in the NBA this calendar year:

Joel Embiid
Jayson Tatum
Nikola Jokic
Luka Doncic
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Giannis Antetokounmpo
... and...
Jalen Brunson