Knicks’ Defensive Rout Delivers Season’s First Win as Brunson Urges Focus on Singles
WHO:
NY Post - Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet, Jordan Clarkson, and Tyler Kolek were significant contributors in the Knicks’ 133-127 comeback win over the Bulls.
RealGM Basketball - Knicks guard Jalen Brunson said the team aimed to keep things simple after starting the season 0-3.
RealGM Basketball - Karl-Anthony Towns led all scorers with 27 points and had 20 rebounds.
RealGM Basketball - Knicks coach Mike Brown credited the team’s physicality and said it still was not “fixed.”
NY Post - The Knicks ended their winless start with a defensive performance.
Pro Football Network - NBA fans joked about the Knicks’ slow start after the defending champions ended their winless run.
WHAT:
Posting and Toasting - The Knicks opened the game with four points, ending Detroit’s streak of not trailing in a week.
Posting and Toasting - New York started the third quarter with a 13-2 run and held Detroit to six points during the half’s first seven minutes.
Posting and Toasting - Tyler Kolek played with Jose Alvarado out.
Posting and Toasting - The Knicks and Pistons were each playing the first game of a back-to-back.
Posting and Toasting - New York’s starters received an ovation when they left the game.
Posting and Toasting - The Knicks led by as many as 27 points in the fourth quarter before Detroit cut the margin to 11; Josh Hart’s second and final shot was a three-pointer that helped seal the 111-97 win.
Posting and Toasting - New York held Detroit to 25 points across the second and third quarters after allowing 38 in the first. Detroit shot 3-of-21 in the second quarter.
Posting and Toasting - Mikal Bridges ended a streak of 10 consecutive missed shots to start the season by making a three-pointer.
Posting and Toasting - Ausar Thompson played despite an ankle injury; Jalen Duren was out injured, and Paul Reed filled in for him.
Posting and Toasting - Reed received a flagrant-one foul after he and Towns tangled under the basket.
Posting and Toasting - The Knicks made 13 of 14 free throws in the first half; Detroit led 20-16 in points in the paint and 30-23 in rebounds, and blocked nine shots.
NY Post - The Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons for their first win since winning Game 5 of the NBA Finals the previous year.
RealGM Basketball - New York defeated Detroit 111-97, earning its first win of the year after beginning the season 0-3.
RealGM Basketball - Brunson scored 23 points while shooting 5-of-18.
RealGM Basketball - The Knicks outscored the Pistons 63-25 in the second and third quarters.
RealGM Basketball - Brown said: “We had more good moments in this game in totality than we did in the first three games, and that's why we got the win.”
RealGM Basketball - Brown said the team’s awareness and physicality against Detroit’s shooters were “a lot better than the previous game.”
RealGM Basketball - Brown said: “Is it fixed? No. it ain't fixed. Nothing's really fixed. What tonight shows us is we're more than capable if we put our minds to it and that's what we got to continue to try to build off of.”
Pro Football Network - The Knicks overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Detroit, 111-97.
NY Post - The Knicks appeared to return to their championship identity.
WHERE:
Posting and Toasting - The Knicks were scheduled to travel to Chicago for their next game.
RealGM Basketball - The game was played at Madison Square Garden in New York.
WHY:
Posting and Toasting - Josh Hart’s clutch three-pointer helped prevent Detroit’s late comeback from making the final two minutes uncomfortable.
RealGM Basketball - Brunson said the team would “continue to hit singles,” “get on base,” and focus on little things until it found its rhythm.
RealGM Basketball - Brown credited improved awareness and physicality against Detroit’s shooters for the win.
HOW:
NY Post - The Knicks secured the win through an all-around defensive performance.
RealGM Basketball - New York built its advantage by outscoring Detroit 63-25 across the second and third quarters.
Pro Football Network - The Knicks came back from a 13-point deficit to secure the victory.
The Knicks ended their 0-3 start with a 111-97 comeback win over Detroit, overcoming a 13-point deficit at Madison Square Garden. New York outscored the Pistons 63-25 in the second and third quarters, while Karl-Anthony Towns led all scorers with 27 points and grabbed 20 rebounds; Jalen Brunson added 23. Brunson said the team would keep things simple and focus on small improvements, while coach Mike Brown praised its improved physicality and awareness but cautioned that the team still had work to do.