Game thread: New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets 1/17/2024 7:30pm [Game #41]

[rady]

(19-20) -- (23-17)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY​	MSG​	7:30 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Wsup Rady .. Thanks for the Game Thread .. We got a battle tonight with the Rockets young players staring VanVleet.
Its gonna be a Good Game.

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 23 - Rock 25
Grimes took the Knicks on a 7-0 run to start the 2nd Qtr. 30-25 Knicks.
I got to go now to visit someone in hospital on MLK day

 

[skisloper1]

OG highest Plus 24 again for the starters.
But no worries he played 43 minutes...Thibs is an ass

 

[mafra]

OG Anunoby is a +158 through 9 games for the Knicks.

He’s the first player in NBA History to have at least a +135 +/- in their first 9 games with a new franchise.

In the 9 games since the OG trade, the Knicks are:

- 2nd in defense
- giving up 100 ppg (!!)

 

[rady]

It's incredible how the Anunoby trade changed the Knicks. It's true, there were some easy games but the facts remain. We're barely allowing our opponents 100 points per game while in the last 15 games before getting OG our opponents were dropping 123.9 points on us.

 

[mafra]

You can see where this could be come playoffs, with Mitch and OH and Julius and Brunson. They just need that complementary scorer…. DDV, Hart, McBride and Hartenstein off the bench.

What will they get when they move Grimes. They ended up getting rid of Obi, RJ, IQ, and Grimes… will they have more to show for it than OG, DDV and ? Maybe they should’ve dealt those pieces for Mitchell?