Game thread: New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers 1/9/2024 8:30pm [Game #37]

[rady]

(10-25) -- (21-15)



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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 .... How much? How many points will we win by tonight?
The Knicks are hot, the players are performing on the same page holding a 4 game win streak ..
Plus we are @ home in MSG, which mean another must win game in MSG.

 

[mafra]

OG with 13 quick points (3-4 from downtown). 21-14 NYK

 

[Kiyaman]

End of the First Quarter .. Knicks 38 - Blaze 22
The Knicks are taking this win in the first half of the game by out-scoring the Blazers every 6 minute in the game
It's OG Anunby night 16 pts already

 

[Kiyaman]

We outscoring the Blazers throughout every minute in the first half, the game will be/is over at half time.
Halftime .. Knicks 63 - Blaze 41
OG scoring easy grabbing 17 pts (replacing Barrett)
Randle 10 pts, 4 rb, 4 ast
Brunson 10 pts 5 ast
McBride 2-2 from 3s got 8 pts

 

[Kiyaman]

A Blazer team without Dame have Jerami Grant (19 pts) as the team top scorer
Knicks 70 -Blaze 44 .... 8 min remain 3rd Qtr.
I recall wanting Jerami Grant on the Knicks to replace Marcus Morris Sr. the season we traded him

 

[Kiyaman]

Here's why Thibs must be fired at the end of the season .....
3 min remain in 3rd Qtr. .. Knicks 90 -Blazers 55
4 Knicks starter players had 8 or more minutes a quarter in each of the 3 Qtrs.

 

[Kiyaman]

End of the 3rd Qtr. .. Knicks 97 - Blaze 61 ..
A 36 point lead !!!
Maybe only 1 of the players in the starter-lineup should get playing time minutes in the 4th Qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

Jericho Sims in the game 8 min remain

 

[mafra]

The instant fan favorite OG had another massive two-way impact, finishing plus-26 in 29 minutes to boost his staggering overall rating to a cumulative plus-111 during his 5-0 start with the Knicks since a late December trade from the Raptors.

“If it continued at that level, I would obviously be very pleased,” Tom Thibodeau said of Anunoby with a laugh before the game. “When you come in and you’re in the middle of the season, you’re adjusting on the fly. It’s how quickly can you adapt?