Knicks vs Pacers
Last season's dark horse team, the New York Knicks led by Thibodeau, retained the original manpower in the offseason, and also introduced Walker and Fournier, but this season it was somewhat collapsed, more or less surprising. With a record of 17 wins and 20 losses, the eleventh place in the East, if it were not for Rose's bench, the successful savior again and again, this record and ranking would be even more ugly. After consecutive losses to the Thunder and Raptors, the Knicks have a good opponent, the Indiana Pacers who intend to rebuild.
The Pacers have suffered four straight losses to finish third from the bottom in the East, but that's to say, the team's roster talent isn't that bad. Whether it is the front or the backcourt, there are all-star players, but head coach Carlisle has never found the right way to use the little Sabonis. Now this game, it is even more with Sabonis Jr. as the center and Turner as the big forward.
The course of the game
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Knicks, who played at home, were full of firepower, Barrett shot 6 of 7, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 free throws, and 19 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, which was simply unstoppable. Randall also had eight points, four rebounds and two assists, the Knicks blasted down 32 points in a single quarter, while the Pacers only scored 25 points, Sykes had 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and Sabonis Jr. had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, Turner still did not score a point, but fortunately, the Knicks' shooting feel decreased.
Barrett lost the magic of the first quarter, only 5 points and 1 steal in the second quarter, and Quickley had 7 points and 1 assist, but to no avail, the team only scored 23 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the two teams were tied 55-55. In the second half, Randle finally broke out, with 14 points and 6 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting, barrett also had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, with the excellent performance of the two, the Knicks entered the final quarter with a 7-point lead. But after returning from the final quarter, playing 4 minutes, the Knicks only scored 6 points.
The Pacers seized the opportunity to narrow the point difference to between a goal. However, Barrett and Burks and Randall won in quick succession, a wave of 6-0 to open the score difference again, and then the Pacers continued to catch up, but the Knicks did not give any chance. In the end, the New York Knicks beat the Pacers 104-94, refusing to lose three straight.
30 points + 32 points
Derrick Rose suffered another injury, Thibodeau lost his killer skill, in this case, the only thing he could rely on was Randall and Barrett, but during this time, Randall and Barrett's personal performance was really disappointing. But fortunately in this game, both of them have found a crosshair, Barrett has 32 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 12-of-20 shooting, and Randall is also 12-of-20 shooting, 30 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.
Fournier played 22 minutes in the game, shooting 0-of-4 without a point, with only 1 rebound and 2 assists, Burkes had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and Quakeley on the bench also had 11 points and 2 rebounds. On the Pacers' side, Sabonis Jr. only had 9 shots, 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Turner only had 4 shots, 5 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, the most shots on the team were Sykes and Washington, both of whom lost the draft, Sykes got 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Washington had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and Stevenson, who returned to the league, also had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.