NEW YORK—The Knicks have improved, but they still have a ways
to ago.
After two days after
beating the Wizards on Halloween, the Knicks put on a shoddy home performance ,
losing to the San Antonio Spurs, 94-84. LaMarcus Aldridge, who spurned the
Knicks this summer, led the Spurs with 19 points
The victory by the Spurs gives future Hall of Famer Tim
Duncan, who finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, his
NBA-record 954th victory with one team.
The Knicks started off strong, leading by three after the
first quarter, but thanks to poor shot selection and costly turnovers by the
Knicks, the Spurs took a ten point lead, midway through the second quarter, and
never relinquished it. The Knicks were able to cut the Spurs’ lead to four on
several occasions, but were never able to get any closer as the Spurs always
seemed to get a timely basket whenever they needed one.
After averaging 113 points in the first three games, the
Knicks offense tonight was nonexistent. The Knicks shot 36% from the field and
was held without a field goal for seven minutes in the fourth quarter.
Carmelo Anthony, after scoring 37 against the Wizards, was harassed
by reigning Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard, finishing the game with
19 points on just 4-17 shooting.
Rookie Kristaps Porzingis was very active tonight, finishing
with 14 points and 13 rebounds, but appeared to injure himself from a collision
with Carmelo Anthony, late in the fourth quarter. The X-rays of Kristaps
Porzingis' neck were negative. He has a soft tissue injury and will continue to
be evaluated according to Knicks beat writer, Frank Isola. Porzingis said after the game, “I have
stiffness in my neck. But it's nothing serious.”
The Knicks will look to bounce back Wednesday in Cleveland,
against LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
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