Knicks · [Game Thread 10/31/23] Knicks at Cavs 7:30PM EST (page 1)
Max Strus, the sharpshooting guard who eliminated the Knicks with the Miami Heat last spring and now has adopted Cleveland’s beef with New York.“Whatever we have against the Knicks, I’m in debt to that here,” said Strus, who inked a four-year, $62 million deal in July. “They did us dirty last year and we’re going to try to play our game to show that we’re capable of playing with those guys.”
“I mean, duh,” Barrett said. “But it’s fun. It’s a team we were able to beat in the playoffs. I know from my experience when we lost to Atlanta [in 2021], when we saw them we were extra motivated to go and play them. We know what kind of energy they’re going to bring to the game, but we’re excited, too. I think it’s going to be a good two games.”
Thompson, who listed at 6-9 and 254 pounds, didn’t like being compared to his Knicks counterpart as a rebounder.
“Me and Josh Hart similarities with offensive rebounding? You should’ve used Pat Beverly as a comparison,” Thompson said. “Me and Josh Hart-rebounding wise? No. That’s like a filet and a sirloin steak.”
