Wednesday evening began on shaky grounds for New York Knicks fans in light of Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, and Cameron Payne featuring on Tom Thibodeau’s game-time decision list. The banged-up Knicks played the Chicago Bulls on the second night of a back-to-back schedule. New York nearly pulled off a Disney movie run but lamented its shortcomings vs. the lesser-caliber Chicago team in a 124-123 loss.
New York seized Chicago’s momentum, executing a decisive 29-6 run in the second half. Karl-Anthony Towns exploded for a season-high 46-point performance in what felt like an individual comeback. The four-time All-Star converted on a blistering 18-30 on field goals and 6-12 from 3. However, he shot 4-8 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, including the 1-3 free-throw mark.
Towns spoke to the media after the game, expressing disappointment in the close-but-no-cigar comeback.
“If there’s no W attached to it, then it’s a bad night,” Towns said.
Towns’ frustrations from missing the free throws triggered the Knicks star to practice from the charity stripe while the MSG broadcast filmed their postgame show. New York has grander aspirations, but the 5-6 record hinders such goals. Although Towns’ scoring performance deserves praise, failing to finish the job leaves an unofficial asterisk, as even the star didn’t find joy in the offensive onslaught.
Wednesday evening began on shaky grounds for New York Knicks fans in light of Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, and Cameron Payne featuring on Tom Thibodeau’s game-time decision list. The banged-up Knicks played the Chicago Bulls on the second night of a back-to-back schedule. New York nearly pulled off a Disney movie run but lamented its shortcomings vs. the lesser-caliber Chicago team in a 124-123 loss.
New York seized Chicago’s momentum, executing a decisive 29-6 run in the second half. Karl-Anthony Towns exploded for a season-high 46-point performance in what felt like an individual comeback. The four-time All-Star converted on a blistering 18-30 on field goals and 6-12 from 3. However, he shot 4-8 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, including the 1-3 free-throw mark.
Towns spoke to the media after the game, expressing disappointment in the close-but-no-cigar comeback.
“If there’s no W attached to it, then it’s a bad night,” Towns said.
Towns’ frustrations from missing the free throws triggered the Knicks star to practice from the charity stripe while the MSG broadcast filmed their postgame show. New York has grander aspirations, but the 5-6 record hinders such goals. Although Towns’ scoring performance deserves praise, failing to finish the job leaves an unofficial asterisk, as even the star didn’t find joy in the offensive onslaught.