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The Knicks went toe-to-toe with the feisty San Antonio Spurs and ultimately came away with the win, 117-114, in a highy entertaining matchup on Christmas Day.
Here are the takeaways…
-Going with its usual starting lineup of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns which has seen the most minutes together on the floor than any other starting five in the league this season, New York got off to a hot start and made its first four shots of the day.
-Making his Christmas Day debut, Victor Wembanyama came out firing early but couldn’t find his stroke from beyond the arc, missing his first four three-pointers. The 7-foot-3 phenom impacted in other ways, though, grabbing four rebounds in the first quarter to go along with two assists and two blocks, finishing with 10 points after hitting back-to-back threes before the quarter expired.
-The three-ball wasn’t falling for both teams, especially the Knicks, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying as the pace was full throttle from the jump. Bridges was the biggest contributor offensively, scoring nine points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from the field (1-for-1 from deep).
-Meanwhile, fresh off of his great game against the Toronto Raptors, Anunoby struggled to get going and finished the opening quarter 1-for-6 from the floor. He did, however, help out on the glass with five rebounds (three offensive), tied with Hart for most rebounds on the team as Towns, going against Wembanyama, was mostly held in check in the first quarter (eight points, two rebounds).
-Down 28-27 entering the second quarter, San Antonio began to catch fire and outscored New York 12-4, including an 8-0 run, to take a 39-32 lead that caused head coach Tom Thibodeau to call a timeout. After being down by as many as nine points, the Knicks went on a 17-6 run that saw them take a two-point lead at 49-47 with 3:22 remaining in the half. The offense stalled from there, though, and the Spurs ended the half on an 11-2 run to go into the locker room up 58-51.
-Despite his slow start, Wembanyama finished the half with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds, causing absolute fits for the…
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Publish date : 2024-12-25 19:45:00
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