Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves 1/17/2025 7:30pm [Game #43]

[rady]

(21-19) -- (27-15)



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

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .. The return of Randle & Divo to the Garden.
Well, KAT's Out again.

Sims to Mikal for 3
Sims on the offensive boards for 2nd chance shots

 

[Kiyaman]

Sims the only one taking out the game in 6 min for 6.8 Precious to defend 7.1 Gobert.
Knicks 18 -Wolve 22
3 min remain in qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 21 - Wolves 28
Payne hitting the final shot of the qtr.

How does Payne look/fit in the Knicks rotation?

 

[Kiyaman]

1 minute into the 2nd quarter Wolves 33 - Knicks 23
Sims starting the 2nd quarter, instead of Hukporti (our Coaching)!

 

[Kiyaman]

Payne doing all the scoring, 13 pts in 3 minutes of playing time 5-6 from 3's
38-32 Wolves

 

[Kiyaman]

Knicks got 22 pts from the bench players in 2nd quarter .. 18 pts from Paynes 5 min on court

 

[Kiyaman]

Half Time .. Knicks 59 - Wolves 63

The Knicks would have took the lead early in the qtr. if a HOT Payne would've got 9 min instead of 7 minutes in the first half.
Payne 18 pts in 7 minutes
Brunson 13 pts
Mikal 10 pts
Knicks bench players combine got 24 pts, on 10-15 FG shooting.

 

[Kiyaman]

The Minny-Wolves are happy KAT's not playing 102-89 Wolves lead having 5 minutes remaining in the Game

 

[Kiyaman]

Sorry bout the 3rd qtr. Our coach Tibbs got STUCK throughout the 3rd.
Not having some PICKS or SCREENS on offense for a hot Payne to be our weapon tonight.

 

[Kiyaman]

Ant-Man played on a Shai/Morant level tonight having Gobert/McDaniels/Reid/and Conley's DEFENSE .. to shut down the Knicks scorers from tip-off to the end of game. We didn't have a shot without KAT.
SSh! Our coach Tibbs had no strategy or adjustments for tonight's game.
Tibbs had 6.8 Precious defending the 7.1 Gobert the majority of Precious 36 minutes tonight.
Bright move Tibbs. Its better than my early season idea of putting both Precious & Hukporti together in a lineup to co-exist together before the midseason games.
It was Payne's 18 pts in 7 minutes that stop the Wolves blowout tonight.
It wasn't our coaching, or substitution, or adjustments.

Hint:
Tonight's game was important for Sims, and Hukporti to receive playing time.
In four seasons this is the first time Sims played against Gobert.
Our coach Tibbs showed he had no confidence in rookie Hukporti's growth.
Tibbs is not a Big Man's coach.

All the Josh Hart fans .. Hart have to play perimeter-defense when Sims or Hukporti or Precious are on the court.
Hart looked stupid running down low on the defensive-end of the court when Sims or Precious are running down low for the position to defend 7.1 Gobert.