Game thread: New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls 11/26/2021 7:00pm [Game #22]

[mafra]

Oh, no? Obi!!! Missed the dunk?.

 

[Kiyaman]

Who is with me .. "Randle have to stop playing like a BUST in the first-half"

 

[mafra]

Toppin blows his second fast break. This time he lost ball. That?s 4 points Obi cost Knicks

Gotta score easy uncontested buckets!

 

[Kiyaman]

Bout time .. Toppin & MitchRob on the court in the 4th

 

[Kiyaman]

Easy .. D.Rose going around the double screen twice for a easy 4 pts

 

[mafra]

I?ve had it with Mitch. Vucevic drains to 3s?. Has 27 points. If Mitch isn?t a DPOY candidate then he is worthless. Horrible.

 

[mafra]

Randle with a huge bucket!!!

 

[mafra]

Randle gives NY their first lead since 9-7!!!

 

[mafra]

Second chances killing Knicks?. Grab a freaking rebound Mitch!!!!

NY 4-4 and Chi 1-5 in close games

 

[mafra]

Thankfully, Thibbs pulls Mitch.

 

[mafra]

Evan missed a 3?. IQ can?t stop Lavine. But Randle ties it. 29 points. Missed FT tho to take lead?

 

[mafra]

Randle misses another FT? 1-4 on night?.

 

[mafra]

Randle TO and a Rose missed a 3? IQ freaking airballs a 3?. I don?t think he scored all 4th?.

IQ and Mitch and Obi not enough offense in 4th and their defense was pretty bad. Oh well. Knicks would?ve won had Obi not wasted 2 easy fastbreak buckets.

 

[RunningJumper]

What was THAT? Terrible play out of a time-out.

 

[mafra]

I don?t think Thibbs drew up an airball from IQ?. Oh well?. 11-11? soon to be under .500 for rest of season.

Other than Randle, where can we depend on offense in 4th?

 

[mafra]

5-7 at MsG

Magic 2-0

 

[mafra]

FT stats

Knicks 22-27
Bulls 20-21

A 4 point loss... NY missed 5 FTs.

 

[RunningJumper]

Ive seen some call him "Dubious Handles" lol

Julius No Handles Randle is another one ive seen

Lol That first one is especially funny.

 

[mafra]

Knicks had 8 turnovers first q that led to 10 points?. Shot 2-12 from downtown in first half?. Not good.

 

[Kiyaman]

The Bulls were wearing down trying to stop the tandem Toppin & MitchRob from scoring, rebounding, giving double screens, and protecting the paint .. Toppin 2 misses were the same as Randles 2 misses when they entered the game. MitchRob duty was to protect the paint from a driving Deroza Lavine and Caruso so not to give the Bulls another 21 pt lead .. Vucevic way out on the 3 ball line is not MitchRob duty .. Plus its really upsetting every time MitchRob runs out to block a 3 ball shooter, and our opponents get the offensive rebound.
Toppin played 19 min when he should've played 24 min for a Knicks win.

Thibs final lineup having 3 min remaining in game .. Randle Fournier Burks Quickley and D.Rose = A FIVE guard lineup, or 5 players that' shoot the 3 ball . How did that crunch-time lineup do Thibs ???

It looks like our Knicks will need a 7 point lead the final 3 min of a game when our opponents are Durant & Harden, or Giannis & Middleton, or Lavine & Derozan.
Randle & D.Rose have to come up with some meshing 2 pt plays for MitchRob, Toppin, and Fournier.
Tonight, MitchRob only got 5 shot attempts (SAD), after providing outstanding defense in the 3rd quarter holding the Bulls to 20 pts to our 32 pts.