{"id":525545,"date":"2022-12-12T04:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T01:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-keep-rolling-with-commanding-win-over-kings\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T04:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T01:59:47","slug":"knicks-keep-rolling-with-commanding-win-over-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-keep-rolling-with-commanding-win-over-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks keep rolling with commanding win over Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240921bfd6b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240921bfd6b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-keep-rolling-with-commanding-win-over-kings\/#%E2%80%9CKnicks_keep_rolling_with_commanding_win_over_Kings%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Knicks keep rolling with commanding win over Kings&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKnicks_keep_rolling_with_commanding_win_over_Kings%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Knicks keep rolling with commanding win over Kings&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Julius Randle was in the locker room, given an early shower by the officials for his third quarter outburst. Jalen Brunson was getting his right ankle examined after his second bad fall of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was crunch time, the Knicks didn\u2019t have the services of their two best players and it didn\u2019t matter. They\u2019re winning with defense these days, and that defense was more than enough to extend their season-long winning streak to four (all by double figures) Sunday night with a commanding 112-99 victory over the improved Kings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like right now we\u2019re clicking on offense and defense for sure,\u201d Quentin Grimes, one of the keys to this recent defensive turnaround, said after the Knicks\u2019 third straight home win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coach Tom Thibodeau closed with RJ Barrett at power forward, and suddenly invaluable young guards Grimes and Miles McBride in the backcourt. Sacramento never challenged that lineup as the Knicks, who have held their last four opponents to 30 of 136 (22 percent) shooting from 3-point range, cruised to another easy win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC0925RS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Julius Randle\" class=\"wp-image-24977671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC0925RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC0925RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC0925RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC0925RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Julius Randle dominated before he was ejected. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1961RS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Julius Randle is ejected in the third quarter.\" class=\"wp-image-24977670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1961RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1961RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1961RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1961RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Julius Randle is ejected in the third quarter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three of those foes have failed to reach 100 points. This streak began after an ugly home loss to the Mavericks just eight days ago, the Knicks allowing 24 made 3-pointers in the 21-point loss. They were in 11th place in the Eastern Conference then, and are now tied for sixth after moving to 14-13.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cA lot of energy here, a lot of laughing,\u201d was how Grimes described the mood in the locker room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Kings entered the game fifth in the league in offensive rating, but struggled against the Knicks\u2019 revitalized defense, shooting just 39 percent from the field and committing 16 turnovers. They were without standout point guard De\u2019Aaron Fox (foot). Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento (14-11) with 20 points and 12 rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe energy, the communication, it just feels like everybody\u2019s on the same page,\u201d said Mitchell Robinson, a two-way force in the paint with 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before he was ejected late in the third quarter, Randle was having a field day, pouring in 27 points along with eight rebounds and three assists. Brunson, who left the game with 9:03 left with what Thibodeau called a sprained right ankle, had 18 points. Barrett scored 27 points \u2014 nine after Randle\u2019s ejection \u2014 and added nine rebounds and a season-high six assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1127RS.jpg?w=712\" alt=\"RJ Barrett celebrates in the second quarter. \" class=\"wp-image-24977680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1127RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1424 1424w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1127RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1067 1068w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1127RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=712 712w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1127RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=356 356w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211NYKVSAC1127RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\"\/><figcaption>RJ Barrett celebrates in the second quarter. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Randle was ejected after picking up consecutive technical fouls. Feeling he was fouled on back-to-back plays without getting a call, Randle went after two different officials, and was ejected after refusing to let it go. There was 3:35 left in the third quarter at the time, and the Knicks up 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an emotional game,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cWhen he got the first tech, we have to do a better job of helping him walk away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ejection didn\u2019t faze the Knicks. They rattled off eight straight points after the technical free throws to go up 21 and the Kings never really threatened. The closest they got was 12, in the final minutes with the result well in hand. The young Knicks had an answer every time it seemed Sacramento was ready to build momentum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245549905.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Quentin Grimes dribbles during the Knicks' win over the Kings.\" class=\"wp-image-24977682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245549905.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245549905.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245549905.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245549905.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Quentin Grimes dribbles during the Knicks\u2019 win over the Kings.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMore guys stepped up tonight and played some big minutes,\u201d said Barrett, who equaled a season high with 44 minutes. \u201cIt was good to see that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was an odd closing lineup, with the 6-foot-6 Barrett at the 4 next to Robinson, Immanuel Quickley, and the two emerging second-year players, Grimes and McBride. 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