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“#Kevin Knox could be answer for the slumping Knicks<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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For the first 10 game<\/a>s this season, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau kept the same starting lineup intact, a testament to his belief in the quintet and the group\u2019s ability to avoid injuries.<\/p>\n

It is believed the Knicks haven\u2019t had the same starters for the first 10 games in at least 20 years.<\/p>\n

The starting streak ended Monday at Charlotte, and so did any semblance of a good start to the game.<\/p>\n

Reggie Bullock, who has been the Knicks\u2019 rock of a starting shooting guard, came down with sore hip and was scratched. Thibodeau chose Austin Rivers to slide into Bullock\u2019s role and the Hornets sprinted to 10-0 and 19-5 leads.<\/p>\n

When Thibodeau turned to Immanuel Quickley and Kevin Knox off the bench, the Knicks rallied, though they ultimately suffered a 21-point defeat. Knox finished with 19 points, hitting 5 of 12 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Bullock is expected to miss Wednesday\u2019s game versus the Nets. Could it finally be Knox\u2019s time to start at small forward alongside ice-cold RJ Barrett?<\/p>\n

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The Knicks have been brutal from 3-point range (24-for-85, 28 percent) during their three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

With 3-point marksman Alec Burks nursing an ankle sprain, Knox could be an elixir to help heal the outside-shooting slump that has helped dropped the Knicks to 5-6.<\/p>\n

Knox started for much of his rookie season in 2018-19, but when Marcus Morris was signed as a free agent in July 2019, Knox went back to the bench \u2014 and he stayed there even after Morris was traded last February.<\/p>\n

Last season, Knox started just four of 56 games after starting 57 of 75 games as a rookie.<\/p>\n

Knox is now shooting a career-best 40 percent from 3-point range and averaging 7.9 points in 21 minutes.<\/p>\n

Knox also has history with the other four starters who played on last season\u2019s squad. (Mitchell Robinson is Knox\u2019s best friend on the team).<\/p>\n

Rivers has played well with the reserve crew and hadn\u2019t started before. He may have been referring to himself when he said team chemistry is off, even though most of the rotation is returning players.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur chemistry is not there yet, we\u2019re still building,\u2019\u2019 said Rivers, who missed all of preseason and the first four games. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m saying be patient because I know it\u2019s only going to get better and better. I haven\u2019t had one practice this entire season. My first time playing with the team was against the Raptors [on Dec. 31]. So I\u2019m still figuring it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

It may be wise to continue figuring it out off the pine.<\/p>\n

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