The Knicks’ great streak ends with a crash

January 5 and February 6, same fight. THE Nix they have never been a matchup for the Pistons so far this season. After a 31-point loss last month, they leave Little Caesars Arena this time with 38 points in the teeth. The leaders of the Eastern Conference thus confirmed their dominance over their direct chaser. After two sessions, it is clean and free of edges.

“They kicked our asses, me first. We all got asses”, he can only admit Mike Brown and this defeat put an end to New York’s good streak, which remained at eight wins in a row.

The symbol of this heavy failure is the absence of Jalen Brunson, who was completely smothered by Ausar Thompson. The All-Star finished with 12 points on 4/20 shooting. “Obviously I missed a lot of shots. And the team”laments the playmaker.

One figure perfectly proves that the New York football players completely missed the two meetings in Michigan: the two worst offensive performances of the Knicks this season – 80 and 90 points scored – were thus achieved against the Pistons…

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And if the first time Mike Brown’s troops were in a bad situation, this time it was quite the opposite. So how do we explain such a crash? Could the 58 minutes played against the Nuggets on Wednesday night put a strain on the players’ legs?

“This is not an excuse to explain what happened in this match. The Pistons played on Thursday night »sweep Jalen Brunson. “Yes, we took the plane, but that’s no excuse. You have to be professional, do your job. We didn’t do that well in this meeting.”

Michigan’s troops maintain their lead atop the East and are headed for home field advantage in the playoffs. What impact could these two slaps have for the Knicks if we have to meet the Pistons in the spring?

“I don’t look at regular season games as barometers because the playoffs are different basketball. Especially when we’re talking about a seven-game series.”assures Mike Brown, before the last duel between the two teams, on February 19 in New York. “I’ve been on teams that made it all the way to the finals or deep into the playoffs that lost games during the season and won a playoff series. I don’t see things like that, telling myself if we win, then we’re going to dominate the playoffs, and if we lose, then we’re going to be dominated.”