Eight totally different rotation gamers recorded assists Saturday night time for the Knicks, together with 11 apiece by Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart.
The Knicks’ 40 dimes on 52 made discipline targets in opposition to the Kings represented their second-most assists in a recreation this season, behind solely the league-high 45 they registered in a street win over Denver in November.
“Yeah, the ball was moving and guys were making shots,” Brunson stated after the sport. “When you’re playing at that type of pace and out in the open floor, it’s all about finding the open man and having trust in your teammates.”
The Knicks, who rank tenth within the league in assists this season with 27.4 per recreation, joined the Nuggets as the one groups with two video games of 40 or extra.
“Just trust the game,” coach Tom Thibodeau stated. “I thought we had good minutes of playing fast and beating the zone down the floor. We got into the gaps. They were double-teaming and we got to the second pass. Just read the game. The game tells you what to do. But for us, we get stops and we get into the open floor, it’s a big advantage for us.”
Valuable Achiuwa was the lone Knicks common to not file an help, however the backup massive man contributed a powerful recreation at each ends with 4 factors, 5 rebounds, two steals, one block and a plus-27 score in 18 minutes.
“He played really well, and that’s what we expect from him,” Brunson stated. “None of us in this locker room are surprised when we see that. It’s just who he is and that’s what he brings to the table every night.”
Hart (proper knee soreness) is listed as questionable for a second straight recreation for Monday’s house recreation in opposition to the Grizzlies. Marcus Sensible (finger) is out for Memphis.
