#Poor-shooting Knicks no match for Raptors

#Poor-shooting Knicks no match for Raptors

“#Poor-shooting Knicks no match for Raptors” Tom Thibodeau likes to preach that an NBA team still can play well even if it’s not shooting well. Still, the Knicks’ wayward shooting performance in their final game of 2020 was too disastrous for any team to withstand. The squad that surprisingly began the night leading the league…

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#Reggie Bullock off to red-hot start for Knicks

#Reggie Bullock off to red-hot start for Knicks

“#Reggie Bullock off to red-hot start for Knicks” Reggie Bullock’s season started on time this season. And he’s been on the mark. Bullock, the 29-year-old veteran who has started all four games, pumped in five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in the Knicks’ 95-86 victory over the Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Tuesday that kicked…

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#A funny thing happened for the Knicks on this night

#A funny thing happened for the Knicks on this night

“#A funny thing happened for the Knicks on this night” It was Charles Barkley, years ago, who gave the perfect description for the first few weeks of an NBA season. “It can be tough,” Sir Charles bemoaned, “because the [lousy] teams don’t realize that they’re [lousy] yet.” And so it was that the Cleveland Cavaliers…

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#Knicks point guards struggle in brutal shooting night

#Knicks point guards struggle in brutal shooting night

“#Knicks point guards struggle in brutal shooting night” The injury to rookie point guard Immanuel Quickley haunted the Knicks in their home opener Saturday — a dispiriting 109-89 loss to the 76ers. The Knicks’ play at point guard was a shambles against the Sixers. Starter Elfrid Payton was brutal. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau tapped Dennis…

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#No Knicks boos makes for a sobering night at Garden

#No Knicks boos makes for a sobering night at Garden

“#No Knicks boos makes for a sobering night at Garden” Knicks center Mitchell Robinson intercepted a pass at the foul line intended for Joel Embiid, sprinted downcourt and slammed it down with ferocity. It completed a 9-0 run midway through the second quarter and put the Knicks up by five points against the 76ers. The…

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#Austin Rivers making progress toward Knicks debut

#Austin Rivers making progress toward Knicks debut

“#Austin Rivers making progress toward Knicks debut” This counts as progress. Although Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said combo guard Austin Rivers did only “a little bit” in a light practice Thursday, that was at least a step in the right direction for the newcomer, who missed virtually all of training camp and didn’t appear in…

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#Tom Thibodeau’s mission with Knicks is clear

#Tom Thibodeau’s mission with Knicks is clear

“#Tom Thibodeau’s mission with Knicks is clear” The tricky part will be culling the good stuff from the first 24 minutes, cultivating the aspects of those first two quarters that had Knicks players floating off the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Knicks fans — even the most jaded, even the most wounded, even the…

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#Knicks fired up ahead of season opener vs. Pacers

#Knicks fired up ahead of season opener vs. Pacers

“#Knicks fired up ahead of season opener vs. Pacers” The harsh glare of the regular season hits Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks on Wednesday night in their season opener at empty Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.  A 3-1 preseason was all well and good, but even hyped rookie Obi Toppin knows it means little.  “Everybody is talking…

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