Knicks lose season opener in Memphis 112-115 in OT
Julius Randle scored a team high 24 points to go with 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Cam Reddish led the bench with 22 points while shooting 9-15 from the field but the New York Knicks fell short in Memphis, 112-115 in overtime.
Reddish made a 23-foot three point jumper with 3.3 left in regulation to tie the game at 108 and force overtime but the Knicks fell 4-7 in extra time to start the the season 0-1.
The Knicks trailed by 19 points early in the third quarter before emerging on a comeback to take a 96-95 lead off Jalen Brunson‘s layup with 3:31 left on the clock, their first lead since the first quarter.
New addition, Isaiah Hartenstein, logged a team-high 40 minutes, scored 16 points and grabbed 8 boards.
Brunson finished with 15 points, 9 dimes and 6 boards despite a slow start with just a couple of buckets in the first quarter.
“I loved the fight that we had. I didn’t like how we got in a hole, but I liked how we fought to get back out of it.”
– Tom Thibodeau
The Grizzlies were led by Ja Morant who finished with 34 points and 9 assists. Santi Aldama finished in double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 16 buckets.
Up-next: The Knicks will host the Pistons on the home opener on Friday night from 7:30.
| # | TEAM | W | L | % | GB |
| 1 |  | 60 | 22 | 0.732 | 0.000 |
| 2 |  | 56 | 26 | 0.683 | 4.000 |
| 3 |  | 53 | 29 | 0.646 | 7.000 |
| 4 |  | 52 | 30 | 0.634 | 8.000 |
| 5 |  | 46 | 36 | 0.561 | 14.000 |
| Standings | |||||
| Jun 13: | 90 - 94 | W | @ |  |
| Jun 10: | 107 - 106 | W | vs | |
| Jun 08: | 111 - 115 | L | vs | |
| Jun 05: | 104 - 105 | W | @ | |
| Jun 03: | 95 - 105 | W | @ | |
| May 25: | 93 - 130 | W | @ | |
| May 23: | 108 - 121 | W | @ | |
| May 21: | 109 - 93 | W | vs | |
| May 19: | 115 - 104 (OT) | W | vs | |
| May 10: | 114 - 144 | W | @ |  |
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