In an NBA regular season game that ended in the early hours of the morning, the Knicks fought hard at home for four quarters to eventually lose 97-112 to the defending champion Bucks, suffering three consecutive losses. In this game, the Knicks trailed by double digits in the first quarter, after which they tried to chase points without success, and finally lost the game. The team leader Randall performed badly in this game, playing 36 minutes, only 2 of 9 shots, and finally had 8 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, failing to show the role of stars, and was questioned after the game. According to New York correspondent Marc Berman, one source believes the Knicks' locker room leadership has begun to become a problem for the team because of their lack of an outspoken leader, and Randall occasionally prefers to be alone in the locker room.
This season's Knicks performance is not as amazing as last season, and there is something to do with Randall's not as good as last season. Although the team appears to have reinforced the lineup, such as the introduction of scorers such as Fournier and Walker, compared to last season, the team not only did not improve, but instead regressed. Of course, facing the powerful Bucks, the Knicks' loss will not be surprising, and this game, what really comforts the team, may be the first round of the 25th show Grimes's first start and then play a stunning performance, almost a battle to fame.
Before this game, due to barrett and Burks not being able to play, Thibodeau put veteran Rose and rookie Grames into the starting lineup as the first round of the 2021 25th pick, before Grams did not get many opportunities, this is his first time in the starting lineup, it can be described as a dangerous fate, although in the end did not help the team to win, but his performance is impressive, and may even allow him to gain more trust in the next game, and rewrite his career.
Grimes played 39 minutes and 30 seconds, 9 of 17 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, bombed a game-high 27 points, and 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, showing the potential of a good 3D player at both ends of the attack, and compared to the 3D player, Grimes as a defender, excellent ball holding ability makes his future look brighter than a good 3D! Throughout the game, Grimes set five career records and one in team history.
The opening game was 39 minutes and 30 seconds, setting a new career high for Grimes NBA playing time, scoring 27 points to set a new single-game scoring record, 3 assists for a new career high, 3 steals for a new career high, and 7 3 points in a single game, in addition to setting a new career high, but also set a record for 3-point shooting in knicks history.
In previous games, the Knicks had a number of defenders, including experienced Rose, Fournier, Burks, and talented new stars such as Quakeley, not counting the veteran Walker, who had been abandoned, all of which Grimes had very few opportunities, but in this game, because of the shortage of manpower in the backcourt, Thibodeau rarely put the rookie in the starting lineup, and Grimes seized the opportunity well, showing his talent as the former first high school guard in the United States. For the Knicks, being able to dig up another talented star from a loss is obviously the biggest gain after losing, and looking at the young player who was not selected until the 25th pick, perhaps the Knicks should really be glad that they picked up the treasure in this pick.