The Streak Is Over For The Knicks
The New York Knicks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 115-96 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden to end their five-game losing streak.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points to go along with 8 assists and five rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
In a total team effort, the New York Knicks put together a much-improved defensive effort against a Nets team that’s been good offensively to start the season, specifically from 3-point range.
Call it tired legs or not, the Brooklyn Nets were out-hustled and out-scrapped on Monday night vs the New York Knicks.
The New York Knicks dominated the glass vs the Brooklyn Nets 53-32 and stifled them on the defensive end as Brooklyn was held to 40 percent shooting from the field and 28 percent from beyond the arc.
Kenny Atkinson’s team put forth a strong effort the day before vs the Golden State Warriors at home, but that effort would not be transferable here.
The New York Knicks shot 49 percent as a team and saw six players reach double figures on the night.
Caris LeVert, who came in averaging a team-high 21.3 PPG on 51 percent shooting and scored a career-high 28 points vs the Knicks back on October 19th, had a nightmarish night at the Garden.
LeVert shot 2-for-11 from the field and finished with only 4 points on the night, a new season-low.
Spencer Dinwiddie led the Brooklyn Nets on the night in scoring with 17 points off the bench.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, coming off the bench for the fourth straight game since making his season debut last Wednesday, had a strong showing as he scored 16 points to go along with seven rebounds, two steals and one block.
The New York Knicks responded to their head coach David Fizdale’s calls for more aggressive and physical play and they delivered that.
Leading the charge was Knicks center Enes Kanter, who put together an inspired performance off the bench for the Knicks as he finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds in 26 minutes as he fired up the Knicks faithful on the night.
Kanter, who came off the bench for the first time on Friday vs the Golden State Warriors, outpaced Mitchell Robinson in minutes on the night as he played 26 minutes while Robinson played 15 minutes.
The New York Knicks will look to make it two in a row when they play host to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets will look to regroup after three consecutive losses when they welcome the Detroit Pistons in the Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
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