The New York Knicks traveled up to Milwaukee on the end of their back-to-back. To be brutally honest, the game was over from the very start as the Bucks won 132-88.
That Knicks performance last night summed up the beginning of their season. It was embarrassing on all accounts. There’s no need to get that upset anymore either.
The Knicks had eight assists going into the fourth quarter. EIGHT. How do you expect to win games if the ball is not being distributed properly? You simply can’t. They were also shooting 25% from the floor.
Maybe they were eating too much turkey over the holiday break? They will find some excuse to say for their poor performance. At least they were competitive against the Sixers the night before. And fans don’t want to hear the back-to-back game excuse either. You’re a professional basketball team and this is your job.
The recap of this Knicks performance was simple. The Bucks wanted it way more than the Knicks. To start the game, Julius Randle continuously tried to take Giannis Antetokounmpo one-on-one. It was not the smartest move on Randle’s part. Fans had to be screaming while watching him do that. It wasn’t going to work but he kept at it. Props to Randle for trying, I guess.
After that, the Bucks shot the lights out and crushed the Knicks in transition. The game turned into bench players getting time and it was basically a scrimmage after the first quarter.
This was the lowest point of the season for the New York Knicks. There has been some low points already like blowing several double-digit leads. But this time, the Knicks got punched in the face and didn’t bother to even put their hands up.
The Bucks controlled the game from the start didn’t think twice. Missing Frank Ntilikina and Marcus Morris shouldn’t have made this game cringe-worthy to watch. Maybe, it goes to show that Ntilikina and Morris are the two best Knicks players.