1/14/18: New York Knicks vs. New Orleans Pelicans (L 118-123)

[rtn393]

Please post all pre-game predictions, in-game observations, and post-game analysis in this thread, but start separate threads for topics not directly related to the game.





PROJECTED STARTERS

PG: Jarrett Jack vs. Rajon Rondo
SG: Courtney Lee vs. Jrue Holiday
SF: Lance Thomas vs. E'Twaun Moore
PF: Kristaps Porzingis vs. Anthony Davis
C: Enes Kanter vs. DeMarcus Cousins

[KnicksRUs]

Hardaway, Frank, KP........ Thats all I want to see is them on the court together. Our current core future.

Knowing Jeff they'll only overlap 5 minutes

[backbiter2000]

Hope Burke gets a few minutes

[Ari_Ingus]

NYK is unpredictable only madman would try to guess the score

[knicksH20]

i hate everyone.

good luck.

[Muzhik1]

Pelicans really suck.

[maxinquaye11]

Like I said, Jack is now playing on another gear/level.

[big_j_NY]

Pelicans really suck.

[Ari_Ingus]

This team is a joke

[Ari_Ingus]

Just like the refs in NBA

[maxinquaye11]

what the? of course they stole the ball. They saw the play action already. it was scissor with THJ recieving the inbound pass.

why not change up or proceed to the other potion on the sideline play? WTF


Hornacek's fault here is resting the starters to start the fourth. iknow its pretty standard but it was our atrocious bench vs the pel's first unit.

Coach should start the 4th with out big guns to build more cushion and take out the game.

[gradyandrew]

Knicks gonna figure out a way to lose this one.

[gradyandrew]

looks like the season is hanging in the balance here. should be a win, if the Knicks lose the tank is on.

[thewatcher]

Clyde: "we suck."

[taowave]

We scored 4 points in the last 4:30??

What happened ???

[dcapodic]

Just like the refs in NBA

I don't usually get on the refs much, but the end of regulation play was a joke. I mean, it helped the Knicks so I shouldn't complain but that was just silly. Hardaway literally grabs Anthony Davis's arm on a layup, as in the open as possible and it is not called. They showed the refs talking at the next timeout and I guess they agreed to just swallow the whistle 'cause then Davis mauls KP on a shot then they go back the other way and Davis is bumped on a layup, again so obvious and they don't call it.

I always say I want the game to be played out in the end not see the refs decide it but when they are that obvious and that flagrant you gotta make calls.

After that, in overtime it just got ridiculous.

[dcapodic]

We scored 4 points in the last 4:30??

What happened ???

Lots of standing around, no flow what so ever then forced shots. The refs swallowed the whistle so you had to go strong. The Pelicans manhandled them around the hoops and no one could hit an outside shot.

The Pelicans started using Cousins at the top feeding Davis down low, that was effective. Then Cousins took the ball inside on his own a few times and was just too strong to handle.

[Minkaveli]

Up 14 to start the fourth at home and blow it. What else would you expect? They're competing but when crunch time comes this team just tucks its tail between its legs and runs away. Just awful. Equal if not worse than the Chicago loss.

[Ari_Ingus]

We scored 4 points in the last 4:30??

What happened ???

Shit team, shit Jeff. It`s enough if opposite team plays with 50% of strength, because any coach will outplay Jeff in the 4th and OT.

[Minkaveli]

Can't really blame the coach too much. He did all he could. Hardaway was pretty solid. Just a matter of the players executing.