Knicks Defeat Shorthanded Grizzlies For Bounce Back Win | New York Knicks

Knicks Defeat Shorthanded Grizzlies For Bounce Back Win | New York Knicks

GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THE BROADCAST. WALLY SZCZERBIAK IS IN MEMPHIS AND WILL JOINS US A COUPLE OF MOMENTS. MEMPHIS, MISSING THE TOP EIGHT PLAYERS BECAUSE OF INJURIES. JALEN BRUNSON OUT WITH A SORE CALF. MISSES THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON. A LITTLE BIT DICEY IN THE FIRST

TWO QUARTERS BUT THE KNICKS ULTIMATELY PREVAILED. BE AWARE OF THE WOUNDED ANIMAL BECAUSE THEY WILL COME OUT SCRATCHING AND FIGHTING AND THEY WANT TO PROVE THEMSELVES. A LOT OF JUMP DEFENSE. A LOT OF ZONE. THE KNICKS WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TURNOVERS EARLY ON.

BUT EVENTUALLY, TALENT DOES WIN OUT IN THE NBA AND THEY DID IN THE SECOND HALF BECAUSE THE KNICKS RAISED THEIR EFFORT LEVEL. THE 500th CAREER FOR TOM THIBODEAU AND ONE HE MAY WANT TO FORGET. A SEASON HIGH 32 TURNOVERS BUT A DECISIVE THIRD QUARTER THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE. 30-15 IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THE KNICKS WERE TRAILING BY FOUR AT THE HALF. HERE IS DEUCE McBRIDE GETTING IT DONE WITH A DRIVE TO THE BASKET. 73-69. KNICKS WITH THE LEAD. AND HOW ABOUT DONTE DiVINCENZO, GREAT ENERGY IN THE THIRD QUARTER. NOW THE DEFENSE, AS JOSH HART GETS THE LOOSE BALL. DiVINCENZO RUNS THE FLOOR.

THE DUNK AND THE FINISH. THE KNICKS ARE UP 9. SO AGAIN, FIND THE HOT HAND. IN THE CORNER. THAT’S A TOUGH CATCH. TO CATCH THAT AND THEN HIT THAT THREE. THAT’S TOUGH. KNICKS UP 81-69. AND THEN TWO-MAN GAME. DEUCE TO ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN AND THE KNICK FINISH THE FOURTH

QUARTER WITH AN 82-73 LEAD GOING INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER. AGAIN, WE MENTIONED THE TURNOVERS BUT ULTIMATELY KNICKS HAD TOO MUCH TALENT AND ABLE TO WIN 106-94. WALLY SZCZERBIAK JOINS US FROM MEMPHIS. HE HELPED CALL THE GAME ON ESPN R RADIO. THAT WAS A REALLY SLOPPY FIRST HALF. THE KNICKS WERE THROWING THE

BALL ALL OVER THE GYM. JUST LOOKED NOT ON THE SAME PAGE AT ALL. TOM THIBODEAU WAS BLOWING A GASKET ON THE SIDELINES AND HONESTLY I’M WITH HIM, I WAS LIKE WHAT ARE WE DOING OUT THERE. ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN POST-GAME INTERVIEW SAID IT WAS EMBARRASSING THE WAY THEY PLAYED IN THE FIRST HALF.

IN THE SECOND HALF, THEY CAME OUT LIKE PROFESSIONALS AND GOT THE WIN THAT NEEDED. THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS, YOU GET THE WIN BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT FROM THESE TWO GAMES AND YOU HAVE TO BECOME ONE OF THOSE TEAMS, BECAUSE THE

KNICKS ARE TRYING TO KIND OF ELEVATE THEMSELVES INTO THE UPPER ECHELON OF THE NBA, AND WHERE THEY HAVE LOFTY PLAYOFF GOALS, WHERE EVERY MOMENT YOU STEP OUT THERE ON THE FLOOR, YOU HAVE TO PLAY TIGHT, YOU HAVE TO PLAY SMART, AND YOU CAN’T GIVE

TEAMS THAT ARE INFERIOR TO YOU LIFE LIKE THEY DID THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES IN THAT FIRST HALF. AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT HOW MUCH THE KNICKS DO MISS JALEN BRUNSON, KIND OF THE CATALYST OF THE OFFENSE EARLY ON IN THIS GAME. BUT DEUCE McBRIDE DID GET THE START FOR HIM.

AND HOW ABOUT THE SECOND HALF THAT HE HAD AND HIS THREE-POINT SHOOTING THAT CONTINUES TO BE RED HOT? HE CAN REALLY SHOOT THE BASKETBALL. AND THIS WAS A QUESTION MARK, WHEN HE CAME IN TO THE NBA. WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS GOING TO BECOME A CAPABLE NBA THREE-POINT

SHOOTER AND PULL UP JUMP SHOOTER AND POINT GUARD. AND HE’S ANSWERED THOSE QUESTIONS. 46 46.3% COMING INTO THIS GAME. HE MADE THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES PAY. I THOUGHT HE PLAYED AN OUTSTANDING GAME. HE WENT PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE ENTIRE SECOND HALF. MALACHI FLYNN WITH GREAT MINUTES. FIRST MINUTES IN A KNICKS UNIFORM, MEANINGFUL MINUTES

WHERE HE PLAYED SUPER IN THE FIRST HALF TO STABILIZE THE KNICKS AT THE POINT GUARD POSITION A LITTLE BIT. BUT I’M HAPPY FOR DEUCE. HE’S STEPPING UP BIG TIME. AND IT’S GOOD TO SEE HIM FINDING HIS WAY AND FINDING HIS CONFIDENCE IN THIS LEAGUE. HOW ABOUT THAT?

MALACHI FLYNN HAS REALLY GOOD MINUTES IN THE FIRST HALF AND HE CAN’T GET INTO THE GAME IN THE SECOND HALF BECAUSE DEUCE WAS PLAYING SO WELL. ANOTHER PERSON YOU MENTIONED ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN WITH ANOTHER 20 REBOUND PERFORMANCE. THE KNICKS DOMINATED THE BOARDS. PLUS 21 ON THE BOARDS.

AND IT FELT LIKE HARTENSTEIN PLAYED 42 MINUTES AND IT FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED HIM OUT THERE BECAUSE THE GAME WAS SO SLOPPY AND YOU NEEDED THE LOOSE BALLS AND EVERY REBOUND AND IT FELT LIKE HE GOT THEM, DIDN’T HE? HE GOT EVERY LOOSE BALL.

I MEAN HE HAD THAT HEIGHT ADVANTAGE OVER TILLMAN, WHO IS A SMART CRAFTY BASKETBALL PLAYER AND YOU HAVE TO MATCH HIS BASKETBALL IQ AND ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN, HE KNOWS HOW TO GET POSITIONED DOWN LOW, AND HE KNOWS HOW TO READ WHERE THOSE BALLS ARE BOUNCING OFF THE BACKBOARDS AND OFF THE REBOUNDS,

AND HE WAS OUTSTANDING. YOU KNOW, THE KNICKS WEREN’T ALWAYS THE PRETTIEST TEAM TO WATCH BUT THEIR EFFORT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD. I THOUGHT THE WAY THEY REBOUNDED THE BASKETBALL, BOTH RANDLE AND HARTENSTEIN AND WE SAW ANUNOBY WITH SOME TIP DUNKS AND SOME OFFENSIVE REBOUND OPPORTUNITIES.

AND THEY HAD A SIZE, A LENGTH, A STRENGTH ADVANTAGE, IN THE INTERIOR, ON DOWN LOW. AND ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN REALLY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT WITH A MONSTER 12 POINTS, 20 REBOUNDS, BLOCKS, STEALS, ASSISTS, YOU NAME IT, THAT GUY IS FANTASY GOLD. [ LAUGHTER ] WALLY, TO YOUR POINT, HARTENSTEIN GOT FOUR BLOCKS AND

TWO STEALS. HE AT LEAST HAS ONE STEAL IN EVERY GAME AND RECORDS BLOCKS AS WELL. YES, HE’S VERY ACTIVE. AND HE’S SO MOBILE AT HIS SIZE. 7 FEET TALL, HE’S PUT TOGETHER VERY WELL FOR A GUY THAT BIG. AND MOVES LATERALLY REALLY WELL. HE’S GREAT ANTICIPATOR.

AND WHEN GUYS GO UP TO TRY TO DUNK ON HIM, HE PUTS THAT LEFT HAND IN THE PERFECT POSITION, WHERE HE KNOWS HE CAN BLOCK THAT SHOT. BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHEN GUYS ATTACK THE RIM, THEY GOT TO PUT IT THROUGH THE BASKET AND HE

KNOWS IF HE PUTS HIS HAND IN FRONT OF THE BASKET, HE WILL GET BIG TIME BLOCKS AND HE HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB OF THAT. HE IS GOING TO GET DUNKED ON A FEW TIMES HERE OR THERE AND MIGHT HAVE GOT ONE OR TWO IN THIS GAME BUT OVERALL THE WAY HE

IS PROTECTING THE RIM IS OUTSTANDING SINCE MITCHELL ROBINSON WENT OUT. IT SOUNDS SO EASY. JUST PUT YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF THE RIM. THAT’S ALL YOU GOT TO DO. IT IS THAT EASY. THAT’S IT. AND YOU LOVE STATS. THE STEALS AND BLOCKS BECOME ITS OWN STAT.

IT IS CALLED STOCKS. AND ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN IS ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE LEAGUE IN STOCKS AS HE TOOK OVER THE STARTING LINEUP IN THE STARTING CENTER POSITION. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING. THE STEALS AND THE BLOCKS, THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO.

WALLY, YOU’RE ON THE ROAD BUT THE KNICKS GET TO COME HOME AND PLAY IN THEIR OWN BUILDING, WHICH IS NICE. AND THEY DON’T LEAVE NEW YORK FOR A WHILE. THE ONE ROAD GAME IN BROOKLYN. AND YOU GOT TO FEEL LIKE FOR THE KNICKS, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, WHERE THEY ARE

23-16 WITH A TON OF HOME GAMES TO COME. A GOOD SPOT TO BE IN. YES, IT IS A REALLY GOOD SPOT. I AM HAPPY FOR THE EQUIPMENT MANAGER, KYLE, AND HE’S BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, PACKING, UNPACKING, AND IT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS, TO GET ALL OF THAT

STUFF DONE, TO MOVE NBA TEAMS FROM CITY TO CITY, AND GET THEM PREPARED TO PLAY. BUT IT’S GOING TO BE NICE TO BE HOME AT THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA, THE NEW YORK KNICKS HAVE BEEN PLAYING SOME GREAT BASKETBALL AT HOME, THE FANS ARE REALLY EXCITED TO WATCH THIS TEAM CONTINUE TO GROW.

CONTINUE TO GET BETTER. AND TO CONTINUE TO JUST BOND AND GEL AFTER THAT BIG TRADE THAT THEY MADE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SO GETTING IT HOME IS GOING TO BE FUN. I CAN’T WAIT TO BE IN THE GARDEN AND WATCHING THIS TEAM PLAY. ALL RIGHT, WALLY, AS ALWAYS,

APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GREAT TRIP BACK. WE’LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY. I CAN’T WAIT, BOYS. 3:00 MONDAY. I GOT THE START TIME, DON’T WORRY. DON’T FORGET THE PRE-GAME STARTS AT 2:30. GOT IT. NOTE THE START TIME. THAT’S RIGHT. MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SCHEDULE, YOU GOT 12 OF THE NEXT

14 AT HOME AND ONE OF THE TWO ROAD GAMES THAT YOU MENTIONED IS IN BROOKLYN, AND THE OTHER ROAD GAME AT CHARLOTTE AND HAS IT OVER THE NEXT 14 GAMES. AND AGAIN, WE’VE TALKED SO MUCH ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT THE START OF THE SEASON WAS, FOR

THIS TEAM, JUST BASED ON SCHEDULE ALONE, AND THE AMOUNT OF ROAD GAMES, AND THE AMOUNT OF BACK-TO-BACKS AS WELL THAT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT, AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GRIND AND THERE WAS THE 10 STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST TEAMS WITH A WINNING RECORD, AND THEY

WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT, AT.500, AND NOW AS THEY ARE RIGHT HERE, SITTING AT SIX GAMES, I’M SORRY, SEVEN GAMES OVER .500, AND THEY ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE EAST, IN THE TOP FOUR AND NOW HOME. AND THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR THEY CALL THE DOG DAYS OF THE NBA.

WHERE A LOT OF TIMES, YOU SEE BLOWOUTS, RIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT AT NIGHT, BUT WHEN YOU CAN BE HOME NOW IN A BUILDING LIKE THE GUARD WITHIN A STAGE LIKE THAT WITH A FAN BASE THAT YOU KNOW WILL PACK THE BUILDING EVERY NIGHT AND BE RAUCOUS AND LOUD,

THAT KEEPS YOU FROM GOING THROUGH THE DOG DAYS AND GOOD

With Jalen Brunson out of the lineup for the night, Miles McBride and Malachi Flynn took advantage of the opportunity with strong showings in a 106-94 win on the road. The Knicks had their 5 game win streak snapped against the Mavericks but were able to get back in the win column in Memphis. The Knicks are 6-1 since the trade that brought OG Anunoby to New York.

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