Imperfect, but a worthy success for the Knicks

The bottle doesn’t matter, as long as you get drunk… This could be a philosophy Nix when analyzing the home win against the Clippers. The crisis occurred in New Yorkand after four straight wins, it was therefore necessary to stop the bleeding, no matter what the cost.

Trailing 20-5 in the second period, Mike Brown’s men would succeed to dominate Los Angeles and win this game. Without merit, but not without persuasiveness either.

“Overall, we played with desperation in this match. We needed this success”, confirmed Jalen Brunson. “Our way of fighting, playing despite the deficit in the first half, that was Knicks basketball. We continued on this path and found a way to win.”

The Knicks needed everyone, especially Gershon Yabusele, with his 8 points in the second half and valuable baskets in the final quarter. “They are happy because it proves that they are capable of playing like this whenever they want.”comments Mike Brown, looking back on the performances of French and Tyler Kolek coming off the bench.

Karl-Anthony Towns, the symbol of imperfection

But the man of the match is Karl-Anthony Towns. It is even a symbol of this imperfect but precious victory. The former Wolves winger spent more time in the first half complaining to the referees, head-butting the defense, briefly expressing his frustration, than scoring points. Then, a little more focused on his game, lowering the tone (a little) with the officials, “KAT” started to play better after the break.

To finish with 20 points, including 14 after the break, 11 rebounds and also 7 assists (his season high), erasing his very poor game against Detroit. However, his shooting on 6/18 darkens the picture a bit and reminds us of his bad choices.

“He’s a double-double machine, so it’s good that he’s back to 20 points and 11 rebounds. It’s a big night for him and I’ve got to keep helping him.”analyzes the New York coach.

“We have to start from this success. We weren’t at our best level, but it was enough to win.”poursuit Karl-Anthony Towns. “We were very good at taking control and not letting them stop the bleeding. We’ll have to be better than we were in this match, I have to be, but it’s a good start before the trip. We finally won and ended our bad streak.”

The Knicks really head west now, with trips to Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento and Golden State next week.