New York Knicks: Who stepped up during the home opener?
The New York Knicks fell 111-107 to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, October 21. Who stepped up during the home opener?
The New York Knicks have followed a lopsided loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Detroit Pistons. Despite playing a brilliant first half, the Knicks fell apart during the third and fourth quarters.
True as that may be, the home opener provided fans and analysts with reasons to be optimistic about the future of the Knicks.
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New York lost a nail-biter by a score of 111-107, but the context of the loss led to understandable disappointment. The interior played a dominant game, but the point guards and wings struggled to produce against the postseason hopeful Pistons.
Despite a historically poor performance by the perimeter, however, the Knicks managed to play an entertaining game that displayed signs of potential.
Starters Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Ramon Sessions combined to shoot 8-of-32 from the field and 3-of-15 from three-point range. It was a showing that’s unlikely to be duplicated, but a painful turn of events nonetheless.
True as that may be, three players stepped up with massive showings for the New York Knicks. They deserved to be honored for their performances.