Knicks beat Nets 113-100
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Josh Hart is on fire in the first half of the NBA Cup game between the Knicks and the Hornets, he just can't seem to miss from deep.
The Knicks have not drafted well over the last few years. They’ve had limited, blah draft positioning as of late due to all the trades they’ve made, but some good players were selected after New York was on the board, particularly in the 2024 draft.
For the first month of the season, Karl-Anthony Towns was in a shooting slump so profound you’d think he was aiming with his eyes closed. Knicks fans, a notoriously patient bunch (just kidding), were getting restless.
The Dallas Mavericks fell to the New York Knicks in a nationally televised game on ESPN, 113-111. Jalen Brunson led New York with 28 points and five assists. Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell each scored 23 for Dallas off the bench in defeat.
Non-competitive defense and poor process on offense led to Charlotte getting ran out of the gym in the second period. The Hornets' best offense in the second quarter involved Tre Mann bailing his teammates out at the end of the shot clock, but you can't build the entire plane out of that.
The New York Knicks are heading into Thanksgiving on a high note. Fresh off a 113-100 win over their crosstown rival, the Brooklyn Nets, on Monday, the New York Knicks headed to North Carolina looking to keep their NBA Cup hopes alive.
Both the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets may be without multiple key players in Wednesday night's matchup.
In 2018, the New York Knicks drafted a promising center out of Western Kentucky with the 36th overall pick. He profiled as a fantastic rebounder on both sides