NEW YORK (AP) Elfrid Payton's words at the podium Monday had to be sweet music to the ears of New York Knicks coaches and executives. “We're not satisfied,” Payton said after the Knicks'.
Jan 12, 2021
I pitched a Knicks column to my editor on Friday, before the Zombie Thunder handed New York a 12-point loss and the Nuggets in those hideous burnt orange jerseys walked into Madison Square Garden and tattooed them by 25. I wanted to write about Immanuel Quickley
before the rookie guard went 1-9 against Oklahoma City; I wanted to write about Tom Thibodeau
before I saw Julius Randle playing his 38
th minute with the Knicks down 20.
You know what? I still do.
Because while the Knicks are not as good as the 5-3 start teased, they are something better.
Functional.
The Knicks were battered by Charlotte on Monday, New York’s third consecutive double-digit defeat. Still what do you see when you watch the Knicks? You see a solid young talent in Quickley, who New York plucked with the 25
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Austin Rivers made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:23 left and finished with 15 points to help the New York Knicks rally past the Indiana Pacers 106-102 on Saturday.