The Knicks have hovered around the middle of the pack in points allowed per possession all season, but Anunoby is the group’s backbone. New York doesn’t play with a conventional rim protector. Instead it’s on him, along with the other two starting wings, Bridges and Josh Hart, to lock down the perimeter.
Knicks captain Jalen Brunson lamented the team's poor start and lack of physicality in the loss to Minnesota. OG Anunoby thought it boiled down to "they made shots and we didn't." in the fourth quarter while Mikal Bridges simply stated: "We have to be better.
In a tightly-contested Tuesday matchup, the New York Knicks took down its crosstown rival Nets, 99-95. New York has been fueled by its core four of Jalen Brunso
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It was a chance for Mikal Bridges to have his night, his first time back at Barclays Center since the trade over the summer that sent him from the Nets to the Knicks. At times it seemed as if his teammates wanted to make it a party for him as they sought him out on offense.
It's been a little over a year since the New York Knicks traded for OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors, and the deal has yielded positive results so far. Bleac
Simons and Ayton lead the way, with Simons dropping 24 on 6-12 three-point shooting, adding four boards, and three assists. Ayton posted a double-double putting up 22 points, and pulling down 15 rebounds. Avdija also added a double-double, scoring 16 with 10 rebounds.
NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95 on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points off the bench as the Knicks won their second straight game.
Jalen Brunson was held to 17 points but delivered the go-ahead basket with 2:18 remaining for the visiting New York Knicks, struggled on offense for most of the fourth quarter before making enough plays down the stretch in a 99-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
With the Knicks facing one of the strongest remaining schedules in the NBA — and coming off of a stretch of six losses in the span of nine games — all wins count evenly.
This past offseason, the Brooklyn Nets decided to fully embrace the rebuilding process as they traded away Mikal Bridges, arguably their best player during the 2023-24 season, to the New York Knicks in exchange for a haul of future first-round picks.