Down 8 3:00 left?

Blown 12 point lead because of a 13-0 3rd Q 76ers run and we couldn't recover?

What a crap loss see you guys tomorrow.

GustavBahler wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:Unacceptable loss.

Down 8 3:00 left?

Blown 12 point lead because of a 13-0 3rd Q 76ers run and we couldn't recover?

What a crap loss see you guys tomorrow.

You sure do bail a lot before the game is over.

Because the game was over the moment we were up 12 and fell down 1 because of an unacceptable 13-0 76ers run in the 3rd. That run knocked us out TKO.

The three lefty lineup just isn’t going to work. Lack of ball movement and no offense kills this team too many times. Not going to beat a zone unless you have IQ out there instead of RJ.

Randle great game, but usual bonehead back to back turnovers when the game on the line. Just seems to happen every close game.

NYKMentality wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:Unacceptable loss.

Down 8 3:00 left?

Blown 12 point lead because of a 13-0 3rd Q 76ers run and we couldn't recover?

What a crap loss see you guys tomorrow.

You sure do bail a lot before the game is over.

Because the game was over the moment we were up 12 and fell down 1 because of an unacceptable 13-0 76ers run in the 3rd. That run knocked us out TKO.

GustavBahler wrote:Some may get upset at the mention of Randle's turnovers in the 4th, but it is what it is. Great 3 quarters by Randle. But it feels like cheering for a race car driver who leads until the last couple of laps. You want to see them finish the job.

Grimes found other ways to contribute, even though his shot was off again. Believe there is a better case for Hart at the 2 than the 3. RJ is starting to show his closing skills again.

A break down of the Fourth for you.

With 8:28 left we were down by One.
From there we had:
Miss by RJ 8:15
Miss by IQ 8:12
Maxey three
Niang three
Brunson TO 7:06
Offensive Rebound for Sixers followed by foul by RJ
ALL with Randle off the court.

Then with Randle back we had:
Miss by JB 4:20
Miss by Grimes 3:41
Miss by RJ 1:53
TO by Sims 1:21
Miss by RJ :56
JB shot blocked :19

A break down of Randle's 7 minute 4th.
Randle hit a turnaround at the 6 minute mark.
Randle's first turnover resulted in a three by Niang with 5:17 to go.
Randle's second turnover resulted in a turnover by Sixers.
Randle had an offensive rebound that got Grimes and open look for three which he missed around the 4 minute mark.
Randle swung the ball to RJ for a three that he made at the 3 minute mark.
Randle had another assist to JB at the 2 minute mark.
Total of 3 rebounds in the 7 minutes.

So your analogy of race car driver who is losing the race seems to by centered around your usual focus of Randle. Which leaves out the team aspect and what really happened and only focuses on your need to make Randle the scapegoat. HOWEVER, Randle like RJ and JB need to let the game come to them when closing games out. Feel they all feel like they have to do something in every touch.

Some further insight on why we may have lost the game. Our bench was outscored 42 to 21
Struggles began when Sixers went to Zone
None of our guards were able to stop Maxey from scoring.

martin wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:Just got home. Is there anything about 5his game worth watching or should I just tune into the Last of Us?
Nevermind. I'll catch Killer Cam's debut in Portland.

I thought the Knicks played really well even with the loss. First half was excellent.

They lost to a better team. A contender. Can’t really fault that. I’m glad we are at the point where there’s no moral victories and everyone is salty at this loss. Still don’t have Mitch who makes a difference in a game like this. And hart. Can’t wait until this team is whole.

Knixkik wrote:I wonder if Hart plays PF (thibs hinted he can) and Toppin is the odd man out. Toppin brings nothing to the rotation right now. He’s an average open 3pt shooter and his activity off the ball has strangely evaporated this season. His chemistry with Quickley is gone as well. I’d rather just have a stretch 4 or play a wing there. Deuce at least you know you’re getting consistency on defense. Toppin you get no consistency on either side of the ball.

A combo forward is the teams biggest need. A forward that can share the court and back up Randle.

franco12 wrote:Maxey just reminding everyone on UK that if you think IQ is a better version of him, you are officially in the smoking crack club.

We're still at least 1 piece away from being able to go toe to toe with the likes of Philly. 7 game series, do we win 1? Assuming their guys are not injured, which with Harden and Embid are big question marks.

I guess this is the state of 'mid'.

Didnt Maxey have a bad game against us the previous game, or is that the crack talking? Its really not about how Quickley compares to a guy with the same haircut. Quickley has shown he can play the 1,2,or 3 spot. Not many players can do that. He's valuable as a player or trade chip.

Im more concerned with Randle choking again in the 4th. Tired of the excuses.