Inadvertently, the New York Knicks, who could still maintain a good record at the beginning of the season, gradually lost their original combat strength value in the second half of the showdown, and the record plummeted. As it stands, with the 12th place in the East, you can basically say goodbye to the playoffs. Moreover, they also suffered a wave of 7 consecutive defeats, the overall state and morale of the team are very low, and there are still many difficulties in achieving the victory of the game. In this game, the Knicks challenged the Los Angeles Clippers away, but it brought a lot of trouble to the opponent.
The Clippers have shown their unique resilience despite a long absence from the Cacho team. Reggie, Morris, all can not show their ability to stand alone in the game, and even Zubac, who has been questioned before, also played his blue-collar center value after the All-Star Game. But unfortunately, they are still hovering on the edge of the playoffs, but this game suffered a crazy blow from the Knicks, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers, adding a little opportunity to impact the playoffs.
At the beginning of the game, the away Knicks took the lead and gained a lead. The star Randle is not good in the hand, only 7-of-0 poor shooting rate, but also has 5 rebounds of the data contribution. At the same time, Burks in the team was able to stand up, handing over 9 points, 2 assists and 1 block, and Quakeley, who handed over 8 points and 2 rebounds on the bench. With a succession of role players on the team, the Knicks scored 25-22. The opening game was a raucous victory, and who would have thought the Knicks could further widen the point difference.
In the second quarter of the showdown, the Clippers fell into a scoring drought, with only 18 points contributing in a single quarter. The Knicks, who seized the opportunity, began to widen the score difference. Barrett sent 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter to lead the team to a 34-18 score. The gap between the two teams was widened to 19 points, and the Clippers were all but unable to lift their heads. If they want to achieve a reversal, they have to find ways to improve their shooting percentage. Although the scoring efficiency of the Clippers side has improved, it has only played a 28-21 score to recover the 7 points that were previously behind.
By the time they reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the difference between the two sides was still 12 points, and the Newx did not continue to give the Clippers the opportunity to counterattack, but played a 36-25 score and completed a 23-point victory with a score of 116-93. The Knicks, who suffered 7 consecutive defeats, finally won and came out of the haze of losing streaks. Looking back at the game, the Knicks' overall state of the players is very good, although Randall only has an inefficient shooting rate of 4 of 16 shots, but also has a comprehensive statistic of 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
There is also Barrett, who delivered a game-high score of 24 points and delivered 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Robinson, who had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Not only the starters, but Reddish, who came off the bench, also contributed 17 points, as well as Quakeley, who had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. The whole team played a state of blooming everywhere, and it was understandable to beat the Clippers, who scored inefficiently. That's right, the Players on the Clippers side who once sent explosive stats were all dumbfounded. Reggie even contributed 4 of 18 shots in a single game, contributing only 10 points, and lost the opponent's crucial 33 points in 27 minutes!
It is worth affirming that the Clippers, which maintain a five-game winning streak, have finally lost, and the Lakers, who are ranked behind them, may also breathe a sigh of relief. In the last game, Old Zhan blasted 56 points, breaking multiple personal records, leading the team out of the haze of losing streaks, but found that there was a 5-win difference with the Clippers. And now with the decline of the Clippers, the Lakers have more opportunities to overtake the Clippers.