{"id":362769,"date":"2021-11-05T10:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T07:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-backcourt-faces-tough-matchup-vs-jrue-holiday\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T07:13:52","slug":"knicks-backcourt-faces-tough-matchup-vs-jrue-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-backcourt-faces-tough-matchup-vs-jrue-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks backcourt faces tough matchup vs. Jrue Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Knicks backcourt faces tough matchup vs. Jrue Holiday<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 As coach Tom Thibodeau still wings it with his platoon of Kemba Walker and Derrick Rose, the pair of point guards got some bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jrue Holiday will be playing Friday night. The Bucks\u2019 star point guard, who now has a championship ring, plans to return from a five-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> absence from a sprained ankle to face the Knicks at Fiserv Forum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holiday is arguably the best defensive point guard on the planet, so that\u2019s not exactly good news for Walker and Rose, who lately have been trying to regain their mojo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At Bucks practice on Thursday, Holiday gave the duo kudos but the Knicks\u2019 two-game losing streak is partly due to the less-than-stellar performances from Walker and Rose.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought they were good last year, but adding Kemba makes them more explosive, especially offensively,\u2019\u2019 Holiday said. \u201cHe gives them more firepower. Those two guys, Julius Randle, and the young crew, they\u2019re a really good team.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rose-kemba-crop.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Head coach Tom Thibodeau is yet to find a steady rotation between point guards Derrick Rose (left) and Kemba Walker (right).\" class=\"wp-image-20042474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rose-kemba-crop.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rose-kemba-crop.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rose-kemba-crop.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Head coach Tom Thibodeau is yet to find a steady rotation between point guards Derrick Rose (left) and Kemba Walker (right).<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not in their past two games, when the Knicks were beaten handily by the Raptors and Pacers. Walker was atrocious at Indiana on both ends of the court (four points in 28 minutes, 2-for-11, 0-for-5 from 3-point range, a minus-11).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>But an equally disturbing issue is that Rose isn\u2019t the same guy as he was last season when he was the Knicks\u2019 second-most important player. Rose played just 19:47 in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Thibodeau stuck more with Walker, despite his woes. More often than not, Thibodeau is finishing with the player who is having the better evening. This time, Rose got yanked with 6:02 left for the struggling Walker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a different structure than last season when Rose almost exclusively finished. He knew he had his set minutes as a backup, especially as Elfrid Payton waned in the late stages of the season. Against the Pelicans and Raptors, Rose struggled massively, scoring five and four points respectively, shooting 4-for-14 combined in those contests. He scored 13 points at Indiana, but committed a key fourth-quarter turnover. Rose hasn\u2019t had a real bust-out performance yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mavericks-Bucks-Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jrue Holiday (21), one of the best defensive guards in the league, will likely return from an ankle injury against the Knicks Friday night.\" class=\"wp-image-20042500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mavericks-Bucks-Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mavericks-Bucks-Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mavericks-Bucks-Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jrue Holiday (21), one of the best defensive guards in the league, will likely return from an ankle injury against the Knicks Friday night. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked if he\u2019s struggling in a lesser role with Walker on board, Rose said: \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m here. Whenever he needs me. I know later on down the line I\u2019m probably going to play more, but it\u2019s whatever the game needs. It\u2019s up to me to be a professional, come in and give the energy. The last two games I felt like I wasn\u2019t there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks haven\u2019t had a back-to-back yet. They will negotiate their first one with games Sunday against Collin Sexton\u2019s Cavaliers and Monday at Philadelphia. Walker said he\u2019s playing it by ear, but Rose knows he\u2019ll be the starter when Walker sits for load-management days to rest his troubled left knee. \u201cI\u2019ve just got to stay ready,\u2019\u2019 Rose said. \u201cIf you stay ready you don\u2019t have to get ready. That\u2019s my mindset. It\u2019s whatever Kemba feels. If he feels like he can play \u2014 whatever situation may play out, I\u2019ve just got to stay ready throughout the entire year.\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau still hasn\u2019t turned to rookie point guard Miles McBride, the West Virginia second-round pick who probably is the best defender of the trio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks (4-4) are scheduled to visit the White House on Monday \u2014 the first NBA team to visit since 2016. Bucks star wing Khris Middleton has missed the past two games after testing positive for COVID-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer on teams getting up to face the champs: \u201cI\u2019d be naive to think we\u2019re not getting the best shot from everybody. We should embrace it. That\u2019s how you get better by being pushed and exposed.\u2019\u2019\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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