NY Knicks = 28-25 (.528%) and 13-14 @ home.
Vs.
Clippers = 29-26 (.527%) and 15-15 on the road.
Don't let the Clippers overall record fool us, because when both of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard are healthy and @ the same time?
They're an extremely difficult team to beat.
Paul George and Kawhi Leonard (together):
2019-2020 = 27-10 (.729%).
2020-2021 = 32-11 (.744%).
2022-2023 = 15-8 (.652%).
The Clippers are 74-29 overall (.718%) while Kawhi/George have played alongside of one another. And that's equivalent to a 60 win team throughout an entire seasons worth (58.8 wins to be exact).
Player GP MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk
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P. George 38 34:07 23.1 6.1 5.3 1.5 0.4
K. Leonard 29 31:51 21.6 6.3 4.0 1.3 0.5
N. Powell 45 25:32 16.6 3.0 1.7 0.7 0.4
M. Morris Sr. 47 28:58 12.9 4.4 1.8 0.7 0.4
J. Wall 34 22:12 11.4 2.7 5.2 0.8 0.4
R. Jackson 49 26:07 11.1 2.2 3.6 0.7 0.1
I. Zubac 53 29:08 10.2 10.2 1.0 0.4 1.3
T. Mann 54 22:49 8.4 3.6 2.1 0.6 0.3
L. Kennard 33 21:21 8.2 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.1
B. Boston Jr. 19 11:28 6.4 1.4 1.0 0.4 -
N. Batum 52 21:51 6.1 4.3 1.4 0.6 0.7
R. Covington 34 16:03 5.6 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.8
M. Brown 34 08:28 4.6 4.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
A. Coffey 38 14:10 3.9 1.3 1.3 0.2 0.1
M. Diabate 14 11:32 3.6 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.4
J. Preston 12 09:48 3.3 1.8 2.3 0.2 -Player GP MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk
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J. Randle 53 35:51 24.7 10.8 4.1 0.7 0.3
J. Brunson 49 34:38 22.8 3.5 6.2 1.0 0.3
R. Barrett 47 34:41 20.3 5.4 2.8 0.5 0.2
I. Quickley 52 27:47 12.6 4.1 3.3 0.8 0.1
Q. Grimes 42 30:20 10.5 3.5 2.1 0.7 0.4
C. Reddish 20 21:54 8.4 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.4
M. Robinson 38 26:54 7.2 8.9 1.0 0.9 1.8
O. Toppin 38 15:15 6.7 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.2
E. Fournier 21 18:29 6.7 2.1 1.6 0.6 0.1
D. Rose 26 12:54 5.8 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.2
I. Hartenstein 53 19:05 5.2 6.3 0.8 0.6 0.7
J. Sims 40 14:56 3.7 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.6
M. McBride 41 13:04 3.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 -
S. Mykhailiuk 13 03:04 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 -
R. Arcidiacono 11 02:23 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
EAST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY PPG OPPG DIFF STRK L10
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1 Boston 37 16 .698% - 20-7 17-9 117.7 111.9 5.8 L1 6-4
2 Milwaukee 35 17 .673% 1.5 22-5 13-12 114.1 111.8 2.3 W6 8-2
3 Philadelphia 34 17 .667% 2 20-8 14-9 114.9 111.0 3.9 W2 9-1
4 Brooklyn 31 20 .608% 5 15-8 16-12 114.2 112.1 2.1 L1 4-6
5 Cleveland 32 22 .593% 5.5 22-6 10-16 111.6 106.9 4.7 W1 5-5
6 Miami 29 24 .547% 8 17-9 12-15 108.4 108.1 0.3 L1 6-4
7 New York 28 25 .528% 9 13-14 15-11 114.3 112.5 1.7 W1 4-6
8 Atlanta 27 26 .509% 10 13-11 14-15 116.5 116.3 0.1 W2 6-4
9 Washington 24 27 .471% 12 12-11 12-16 113.1 113.3 -0.2 L1 7-3
10 Chicago 24 27 .471% 12 14-11 10-16 114.3 114.1 0.2 W1 5-5
11 Indiana 25 29 .463% 12.5 17-11 8-18 114.9 116.9 -1.9 W1 2-8
12 Toronto 24 30 .444% 13.5 15-12 9-18 113.1 112.6 0.5 W1 4-6
13 Orlando 21 32 .396% 16 13-13 8-19 111.2 114.5 -3.2 W1 5-5
14 Charlotte 15 39 .278% 22.5 7-16 8-23 112.0 118.6 -6.6 L3 4-6
15 Detroit 14 39 .264% 23 7-19 7-20 112.7 119.9 -7.2 W1 3-7 WEST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY PPG OPPG DIFF STRK L10
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1 Denver 36 16 .692% - 24-4 12-12 117.0 112.8 4.2 W2 7-3
2 Memphis 32 20 .615% 4 21-4 11-16 116.5 112.8 3.7 L2 3-7
3 Sacramento 29 22 .569% 6.5 16-11 13-11 119.2 116.2 3.0 L1 6-4
4 Dallas 28 25 .528% 8.5 19-9 9-16 112.3 111.8 0.5 W2 4-6
5 L.A. Clippers 29 26 .527% 8.5 14-11 15-15 110.5 110.5 0.1 L1 6-4
6 Phoenix 28 26 .519% 9 19-9 9-17 112.6 111.5 1.0 W1 7-3
7 Minnesota 28 27 .509% 9.5 19-12 9-15 115.2 115.2 0.0 L1 6-4
8 Golden State 26 26 .500% 10 19-6 7-20 118.0 118.3 -0.3 L2 5-5
9 Portland 26 26 .500% 10 14-11 12-15 114.5 113.8 0.7 W3 6-4
10 Utah 27 27 .500% 10 18-10 9-17 117.6 116.5 1.1 L1 6-4
11 New Orleans 26 27 .491% 10.5 17-9 9-18 114.8 113.6 1.2 L10 0-10
12 L.A. Lakers 25 28 .472% 11.5 13-12 12-16 116.9 118.1 -1.2 W2 6-4
13 Oklahoma City 24 27 .471% 11.5 15-11 9-16 116.6 115.8 0.8 L2 6-4
14 San Antonio 14 39 .264% 22.5 9-21 5-18 112.8 122.5 -9.8 L8 1-9
15 Houston 13 39 .250% 23 8-18 5-21 109.7 116.9 -7.2 L1 3-7
phuck the Clippers. Lets get tough at home
Super excited to have Jalen Brunson back for this game and off of good rest too because we're going to need him in order to compete let alone win against an NBA Superstar duo of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.
With that said I'm disheartened to know that tonight could be Obi Toppin's last game here in New York. His childhood team. And I know Coach Thibs has kept him on a short leash since day 1 but I really hope he gives Obi Toppin 20+ minutes tonight in order to have one last opportunity to change our Front Office's mind; I believe Coach Thibs owes him an opportunity. 1 last opportunity. To ball out like his Knicks career depends on it; I'm going to be rooting hard for Obi tonight. Really hard.
In closing I'm expecting another big time game from R.J. Barrett tonight with fewer 3's and more driving into the paint before attacking the rim. In order to build off his 2nd half performance against Miami. Something like 32 Points, 6 Rebounds and 3 Assists @ over 60% from the field.
Why are we shopping Toppin? He’s become our best 3 point shooter.
martin wrote:
Mook! We need to shake his hand and thank him for IQ.
Giving up 36 in the first quarter does nothing to increase your win probability.
Fell behind by 13 and now down 8 (36-28).
Frustrating 1st Q especially on Defense.
7/10 3's Allowed? 7 made 3's given up?
We better tighten up and hope they cool off.
Most won't see it, but RJ was terrible that 1st quarter. Missed two 2pt and one 3 pt shot, which led to his man scoring one 2pt and 2 3pt shots, then gets the ball stripped from him on a drive. He could have had 9 points but instead gave up 8, a 17 pt swing. You can't make these mistakes early in games and expect to win consistently.
2nd qtr start, IQ bumped no foul, McBride barely touches a 3 pt shooter, a foul. Unreal, but typical even when HOME. Powel walks, no call then gets the foul.
Why can't Sims ever learn to box out? So frustrating.
Stop shooting the 3 RJ, GEESHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Tyronn Lue looks like he’s smelling a fart.
RJ needs to go.
Selfish player, never looks for anyone else.
Thibs allows him to get away with murder out there. Double standard.
He needs better coaching and/or benching when he doesn't know his 3 pt shot is off. 0-5 last game, already 0-4 this game. Kills us.
MS wrote:RJ needs to go. Selfish player, never looks for anyone else.
Thibs allows him to get away with murder out there. Double standard.
Typical outhustle, 3 or 4 shots lead to the open 3pt shot. Pathetic. Get a rebounder already, ridiculous.
Dumb Randle last second no shot, have we seen this movie before? Has Grimes open in his sweet spot for the open 3pt.
