{"id":121284,"date":"2024-11-02T17:21:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T10:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121284"},"modified":"2024-11-02T17:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T10:21:45","slug":"knicks-put-on-offensive-clinic-in-relentless-annihilation-of-pistons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121284","title":{"rendered":"Knicks put on offensive clinic in relentless annihilation of Pistons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DETROIT \u2014 The story of a suddenly cohesive unit pummeling an overmatched opponent was told in the opening six minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A backdoor cut into a layup from Karl-Anthony Towns.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>An over-the-shoulder, no-look pass from Towns to a cutting Jalen Brunson for a reverse layup.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>An alley-oop from Brunson to OG Anunoby.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A Josh Hart jam after a Mikal Bridges steal.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A Brunson backdoor cut into a layup off a Bridges assist.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jalen Brunson dribbles during the Knicks\u2019 win over the Pistons on Nov. 1, 2024.  <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>By the end of this offensive clinic, the Knicks were already up 10 points and snatched the fight out of the sad Pistons, who folded like a 2-7 offsuit poker hand and lost to New York for the 16th straight time in Friday night\u2019s 128-98 wire-to-wire annihilation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we work together,\u201d Tom Thibodeau said, \u201cour offense is going to be really good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Karl-Anthony Towns (L.) and Mikal Bridges celebrate during the Knicks\u2019 win over the Pistons on Nov. 1, 2024.  <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Knicks (3-2) led by 26 points after the first quarter, tying the franchise\u2019s second-biggest advantage ever for the first 12 minutes. <\/p>\n<p>They were up by as many as 33 in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons never got closer than 22 after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Leon Rose created these Knicks in the offseason, Friday night \u2014 just the fifth game of the season \u2014 was what he must\u2019ve hoped would materialize from the starting lineup. <\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThank you\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jalen Brunson, the captain, dissected Detroit\u2019s defense while scoring 26 of his season-high 36 points in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Karl-Anthony Towns, who had been listed as questionable with a sprained wrist before tip-off, added 11 rebounds, seven assists and 21 points \u2014 two nights after dropping 44 on the Heat. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives past Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) for a layup in the third quarter at Little Caesars Arena.  <span class=\"credit\">Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s shooting a ridiculous 65 percent of his 3-pointers to start the season, hitting 3 of 6 on Friday, and allowing the Knicks to thrive by opening up the paint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His teammates responded the last two games by cutting with frequency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKAT and his skill set, you have to be up on him,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cAnd then what it does is it opens up the cutting, and the harder we cut, the more we\u2019re going to get easy buckets, we\u2019re going to get open 3s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) has his shot blocked by New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) in the third quarter at Little Caesars Arena.  <span class=\"credit\">Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd then his willingness to share the ball and make plays for his teammates. And with Jalen, they\u2019re developing really good chemistry off it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>OG Anunoby, the $212 million man, recorded 21 points with six assists. <\/p>\n<p>Mikal Bridges contributed 15 points with seven boards. Josh Hart gave 13 points with nine rebounds. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>OG Anunoby shoots during the Knicks\u2019 win over the Pistons on Nov. 1, 2024.  <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Knicks finished with 16 steals, including four from Miles McBride. <\/p>\n<p>There was ball movement, unselfishness, cutting, deadeye shooting. It was an early Thanksgiving for the Knicks. They all feasted at Little Caesars Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re striving for an unattainable goal. I don\u2019t think anybody or any team in the history of the NBA has played a full 48 minutes. Boston on ring night\u2019s close,\u201d said Hart, poking fun at the Knicks blowout defeat to the Celtics on opening night this season. \u201cIt\u2019s an unattainable goal and we know that, but it\u2019s something we know we\u2019ve got to build to get to. I\u2019m not sure what we probably played tonight \u2014 probably 30 good minutes of good basketball tonight. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Miles McBride dunks during the Knicks\u2019 win over the Pistons on Nov. 1, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going into Houston next [on Monday] and our goal is to play, you know, at least 32, 33, 34 minutes of good basketball and continue to build and build and build until at the end of the year we\u2019re the best team we can be.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons (1-5), the East\u2019s shining example of ineptitude this decade, haven\u2019t beaten the Knicks since 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Thibodeau has never lost to them with New York and he also owns Detroit\u2019s new coach, JB Bickerstaff, who was hired in the summer after a four-year stint with the Cavs. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) dribbles the ball at the top of the key against the Detroit Pistons in the third quarter at Little Caesars Arena.  <span class=\"credit\">Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bickerstaff\u2019s lowlight in Cleveland was probably his team getting punked by the Knicks in the 2023 playoffs, and his lowlight thus far with Detroit is getting waxed at home by New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t approach the game in a mature fashion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/01\/sports\/knicks-put-on-offensive-clinic-in-relentless-annihilation-of-pistons\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT \u2014 The story of a suddenly cohesive unit pummeling an overmatched opponent was told in the opening six minutes.\u00a0 A backdoor cut into a layup from Karl-Anthony Towns.\u00a0 An &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121284\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}