On January 23, Beijing time, the Kings, who had recently lost 4 consecutive defeats and were in poor form, returned to the home court in this game, welcoming the challenge of the New York Knicks, which was in full momentum during the 3-game winning streak, and For the Kings who want to end their losing streak and the Knicks who want to hit 4 consecutive victories, a fierce battle is obviously inevitable! However, after four quarters of the game, with the team's outstanding performance in the second half, the Kings finally beat the Knicks 103-94, defending the home court and also ending the team's losing streak.
In fact, in the first half of this game, the away Knicks once turned away, occupying a very good score advantage and initiative on the court. In the first quarter, although the Kings scored 10 in a single Fox quarter The scores ushered in a series of small bursts, and the offensive and defensive ends continued to challenge each other, and even once achieved a score advantage.
However, the Knicks did not make themselves in the face of this situation. Instead, under the excellent performance of the two young cores Barrett + Randall, they successfully wiped out the difference in the second half of the first quarter. And regained the lead by 1 point.
After returning from the second quarter, although Fox + Hild completely lost the front sight on 0 of 5 shots on the offensive end, but fortunately, the substitute came up with the teenager Halliburton, who shot 5 of 6 shots and scored 11 points in a single quarter. Facing their own basket, the Kings also bite the score.
Even so, the Knicks with the advantage of the score still played steadily, and continued to widen the score gap under the excellent performance of the rotation led by Berks + Quakeley + Obi Toppin, to the end of the first half. , The Knicks still hold a 5-point advantage and firmly grasp the initiative in the second half.
But after a short break in the third quarter of the second half, the situation on the court began to undergo subtle changes! Although Barrett regained his fiery touch in the first quarter, he scored 8 points again in a single quarter, but the Knicks as a whole suddenly got out of touch on the offensive end, and the entire team only scored 18 points in the third quarter.
On the Kings side, although Fox continued to fall into the shooting circle on 1 of 5 shots, but fortunately, Hilde found his outside touch.Hit three-pointers in a row and led the team to a 17-11 small climax, smoothing the score gap in one fell swoop, and even the three strikers of Barnes + Bagley + Holmes teamed up to get a small burst of 16 points. Next, the Kings even surpassed the Knicks by 4 points after the third quarter, regaining the initiative on the court.
At the final moment of the final battle, the situation on the field was completely reversed. Although the Knicks once stopped the Kings under the leadership of Randall and Burks, after the suspension came back, the Kings were always here at the critical moment. There are players who can stand up and score. Fox even made a sudden penalty and finally got out of the shooting circle. Coupled with the outstanding performance of Joseph who came on the bench and scored 7 points in 5 minutes, the Kings finally took a 9-point advantage. Drain the momentum of the Knicks wanting 4 consecutive victories!
In this campaign, facing the recent momentum of the Knicks, the Kings with home-court advantage were behind in the first half, and the pressure was well withstood in the second half. The team played 6 players. The tenacious performance of scoring double figures, among them, the outstanding performance of the teenager Halliburton Raiders who scored 16 points + 5 rebounds + 2 assists + 2 steals + 4 blocks, the play of the starting five is particularly critical!
In this game, Fox appeared in 37 minutes and made 7 of 20 shots. Although his field goal percentage was less than 40%, he also scored 22 points, plus 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. The plus-minus value was +9. With his all-around performance, coupled with his good partners Hilder, Barnes and Bagley’s stable performance of 42+25, there is no doubt that the Kings won in the end!
Of course, it must be mentioned that the play of the team god Tahoms in this game is indispensable! In this campaign, Holmes made his debut in 37 minutes, shooting 5 of 8 shots and hit 62.5%! He scored 10 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. The double-double performance of +14 on the field provided strong support for the Kings on the defensive end. At the same time, it also stunned the Knicks to a certain extent.
Looking back at the Knicks, even though the team’s desire to win 4 consecutive victories in this campaign has failed,But the three core players Barrett + Randall + Mitchell Robinson teamed up to play 59+32 but it was remarkable!
In this game, Barrett started 36 minutes and scored 21 points + 7 rebounds + 3 assists on 8 of 17 shots. His best partner Randle scored a game-high 26 points, plus The large double-double performance of 15 rebounds and 4 assists, coupled with the team's pie-eating weapon Mitchell Robinson's 12+10 offensive performance, the team's final loss does have a lot to study.
For Knicks coach Thibodeau, although Thibodeau exhausted his best effort to win this game, the team's current record temporarily ranks 8th in the East, and rationally speaking, it still retains a lot. Hope for the playoffs, if Thibodeau can take the initiative to make adjustments in the next schedule, there is indeed a lot of uncertainty about whether the Knicks can make the playoffs in the new season!
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-