News Knicks Team Notes

[New York Knicks]

Bulls 135, Knicks 125: Hard to overcome 19-point halftime deficits

This Halloween, the New York Knicks (2-3) finished a three-game road trip with an Emirates Cup game against the Chicago Bulls (5-0). They started strong behind OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, and zippy ball movement from Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges. Once Josh Giddey ignited Chicago’s offense, however, the Bulls sunk their teeth in and held on, exploding the game with pace, passing, and efficiency. By halftime, Chicago led 72–53 (their highest first-half total of the season), after shooting nearly 48% from deep.

Post-intermission, New York cut their deficit to five, but familiar miscues let the Bulls regain control. New York entered the fourth down 100–91, a not hopeless score. Midway through the frame, the Knicks came within two, yet Josh Giddey, Nikola Vucevic, and Ayo Dosunmu steadied Chicago with clutch shooting and execution. Knicks lose, 135-125.

The Bulls outshot the Knicks with 54% from the field and 46% from three, while New York made 50% and 40%, respectively. The home team held big edges in free throws (28–35 vs. 17–23), points in the paint (54–38), assists (31 to 27), and bench points (53 to 21).

Giddy had a helluva time tonight, scoring a career-high 32 points, and just missing a triple-double with 10 rebounds, and nine assists. The young Aussie—unplayable in certain playoff games with the Thunder due to his poor shooting—netted 4-of-8 from deep. Vooch added 26 points and seven boards, and Dosunmu added 22 points for a team-high +20 in 29 minutes.

For the Knicks, Brunson logged 29 points and seven dimes; Towns had 22 points and 10 boards; Anunoby recorded 24 points on 9-of-12 from the field in 36 minutes; and Bridges had 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting in 38 minutes. Mitchell Robinson played his first game of the season, after missing four with an apparent ankle issue. He posted 11 rebounds and four points in a rusty 20 minutes.

So much for bench depth. Hart is in a bad place (see below). Yabusele was allowed to play three minutes; Clarkson does whatever the hell he wants; and Landry Shamet is a placeholder. Those four players combined to shoot 3-of-12 for 13 points. Miles McBride, playing his first game back after missing two for personal reasons, was a -23 in his 29 minutes. and Tyler Kolek played, but you might have missed it (four minutes and zilch). Ariel Hukporti kept a seat warm.

The good news is, the Knicks now head back to the Garden where they are undefeated this season. The bad news: their next opponent is the Bulls.

First Half​

New York started with a 14–7 lead behind perimeter shooting from Anunoby and Towns, plus buttery ball movement from Brunson and Bridges. The Knicks controlled the speed, crashed the glass, and sang in five-part harmony. Meanwhile, Chicago’s offense sputtered outside of Josh Giddey’s drives. So far, this night had the makings of a Happy Halloween indeed.

OG Anunoby making it look EASY pic.twitter.com/aRG1mSh7p2

— Knicks Nation (@KnicksNationCP) November 1, 2025

In the next clip, Jalen draws three defenders to open up Yabusele from deep. This is the vision! (Yabusele would play three minutes total in the half.)

YABUS3LE pic.twitter.com/rfNnfsxlGV

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 1, 2025

During the mid-to-late stretch of the first quarter, Giddey took charge for Chicago by scoring, rebounding, and facilitating with ease. His chemistry with Buzelis and Dosunmu helped the Bulls overtake New York by the three-minute mark. After that, our heroes watched the game sail off into the horizon. The Bulls closed the first quarter strong and took a 35–27 lead into the break.

In the second, the Chi Guys extended their lead. No matter who Mike Brown deployed, the Bulls schooled ‘em with pace, passing, and shooting, outscoring the Knicks 37–26 in the period..

Bridges provided a few bright moments for New York, including a deep three at the halftime buzzer, but the Knicks’ offense blanched under defensive pressure and poor shot selection.

Josh Giddey & Matas Buzelis in transition is an instant highlight

Their chemistry has been top tier since Buzelis has hit their stride and the pace with which they can both play makes for some dizzying transition play pic.twitter.com/33IMdT7xOo

— Point Made Basketball (@pointmadebball) November 1, 2025

The Bulls took a 72–53 lead into intermission. That marked a season-high for first-half points for Chicago, who shot a blistering 60% from the field and 48% from three. New York managed 46% and 38%. New York had made it to the free-throw line five times, making two; the home team took 17 trips to the charity stripe, hitting 12. Weird whistle tonight, sports fans.

Chicago’s ball movement produced 17 assists to the Knicks’ 13, and they turned eight Knicks turnovers into 16 points, while committing just two themselves. The Bulls also doubled New York in points in the paint (28–14) and scored nine fast-break points.

Second Half​

The Knicks ate handfuls of Halloween candy in the locker room and returned from halftime supercharged by sugar! They trimmed Chicago’s huge lead to 10 by the middle of the third period. With Brunson and Bridges taking command, the ‘Bockers scored eight unanswered and attacked the paint. Robinson’s rebounding and hustle helped to extend possessions, while defensive intensity forced the Bulls into tougher shots, culminating in an always sweet 24-second violation. By the fourt-minute mark, the visitors sliced their deficit to five, having outscored the Cows by 13.

squad got to work early in the Q3 pic.twitter.com/AdLt1YR5tQ

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 1, 2025

After that, Clarkson was a mess. His stumbling and bumbling (an ill-conceived drive that was stripped; multiple bricked bombs) cost New York, knocking them back by 13 again, while multiple Bulls contributed buckets. Towns and Anunoby recovered some ground, though, and after winning the quarter by 10, they entered the final frame down 100-91.

Josh Hart was having another rough night. By this point, he’d scored zero points, one rebound, and was a -18 in 15 minutes of play.

Feel for Josh Hart. Another rough game and has to be frustrating given injuries pic.twitter.com/k95bTbOFKs

— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) November 1, 2025

The Knicks opened the fourth quarter with an auspicious start. Anunoby’s dunk, Towns’ free throws, and Shamet’s three helped trim the deficit, while Bridges and McBride hit key jumpers to pull New York within six. Robinson reached double digits for rebounds, and Towns anchored the defense with a block on Giddey.

At the six-ish minute mark, great ball movement opened up Anunoby in the corner for back-to-back to threes, capping a 9-2 run and cutting the deficit to two.

After that, hope headed for the exits. Giddy and Vooch would not be stopped, repeatedly connecting to keep New York at arm’s length. Dosunmu’s three (5:15) pushed the lead to 118–113, Mikal Bridges briefly cut the margin with a deep triple, but Chicago answered with steady execution. The Knicks’ offense stalled as Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns missed consecutive jumpers, prompting timeouts as the deficit grew. By 1:44 remaining, after another Giddey layup off a Vucevic feed, the Bulls led 128–116, forcing a Knicks timeout. Following that, New York had a few shots to make it interesting, but that was the ball game.

Up Next​

The Knicks face the Bulls again on Sunday, kicking off a seven-game homestand at Madison Square Garden. Safe travels, Knickerbockers.

Box Score

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...-hard-to-overcome-19-point-half-time-deficits

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘I ain’t telling you nothing’

The Knicks don’t seem to know how to win away from MSG to save their collective life.

New York is 2-0 at home and 0-3 on the road. How ‘bout them trips!?

Here’s some transcribed soundbites for your enjoyment (or not) as the NBA takes over Mexico City for Día de Muertos.

"We were getting blown by possession after possession after possession…

"Our defense in 1st half especially was nonexistent.

"…We've lost 3 in a row. We've hit some adversity early. I'm interested to see how we respond."

–– Mike Brown pic.twitter.com/tuedC9rAgA

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 1, 2025

Mike Brown​

On having a full, healthy roster:

“You always want to be at full strength. This is a marathon. This is a process. We still have a lot of room to grow, so having everybody on the floor just gives you more of an opportunity to get some continuity with the guys together. You want that as much as possible. It’s good to have it probably for the first time tonight since I’ve been here.”

On managing Mitchell Robinson’s minutes:

“It’s harder, but it’s part of the process. Can it be done? Yes. Will we get it done? Yes. It’s something that we embrace because we want the best possible version of Mitch we can get. Casey and those guys will handle the technicalities of load management, and we’ll just try to get the group as much as we can as often as we can whenever we can and go from there.”

On defensive accountability without Robinson:

“Mitch is definitely an anchor of the defense with his size and athleticism and ability to change, block shots. We’re going to get better. But there are some things we have to do where we don’t solely rely on Mitch, and so there’s some areas that we can get better at and have to get better at, starting with guarding the ball and then making sure our shifts are right. And we’re not only shifting but we’re shifting big, too. And when we do that, we’re a pretty good defensive team.”

On lack of physicality in loss to Chicago:

“It’s real simple tonight. We lacked physicality that we wanted to have and we’ve been showing on the defensive end of the floor. Our ability to guard the basketball was not good in the first half. We were getting blown by possession after possession after possession.”

On defending the basketball:

“Our defense tonight in the first half especially — in the second half it was a little better — was non-existent and it starts with guarding the basketball. We have to guard better, guard the basketball, and it has to be with a sense of physicality because if we don’t teams are going to do exactly what Chicago did on the offensive end of the floor. We lost three in a row, we’ve hit some adversity early in the season. I’m interested to see how we respond.”

On players missing assignments:

“I know there were a lot of things game plan-wise that we didn’t adhere to.”

On the bench’s poor performance:

“We have to give a little time first before I’m too worried about it, but our bench does have to play better. We’ve got to knock those shots down or we’ve got to finish at the rim when we get there, or try to get out in transition to try to get a couple of easy ones from those guys coming off the bench. Right now we’re not doing any of it.”

On early-season adversity:

“This adversity is a great test for us. It’s early but it’s a great test for us and I’m looking to see what type of resiliency we have as a group.”

On staying true to the team’s playing style:

“I worry more about us than about our opponents, and I think if you become elite at what you do and you believe in what you do, you can do it at the highest level. So for us, it’s more about us. We can combat anyone’s transition if we take care of the ball and execute our rules the right way no matter if we’re playing fast or slow. We want to try to play fast. We’re not playing as fast as I want to right now, but I don’t wanna adjust every time I see an opponent to them. We want to make people adjust to us.”

Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart meet Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart pic.twitter.com/WcKqgK8kks

— James L. Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) October 31, 2025

Josh Hart​

On adjusting to a new role under Mike Brown:

“I feel like I’ve got the biggest adjustment out of the whole team. Just in terms of role, starting not starting, how the minutes are going to be, and I’ve got to know every position. There’s going to be times where I’m bringing the ball up, there’s going to be times when I’m the five, and there’s going to be times where I’m the four. So I literally have to know every play from every different position, and it’s one thing to know it in practice and go through it, but when it’s game pace, that’s the real test to it, so I’m still figuring that stuff out and it’s an adjustment. But this is my seventh coach, so I’ve had a lot of adjusting to do in my career so should be solid.”

On balancing ego and sacrifice:

“I think throughout the season, it’ll be a battle of kind of fighting the egotistical view of it. I think I did have a good year last year. And with a different role, now it’s totally different. I think the biggest thing I’ve had to sacrifice my whole career. So it’s never like, OK cool, and it’s seamless. There’s going to be days where I’m just like, ‘Man, that’s some bull.’ You know what I mean? But it’ll be a constant thing of fighting that but making sure I know that this is what’s best for the team and locking in on that.”

On accepting his place as a reserve:

“I’m cool not starting. That’s what I want to do for this season. For me there’s a different way to approach it mentally. Obviously when you have guys that are questionable and they’re a game-time decision, and now my role might be different, and I don’t know what my role is until an hour on the clock or 35 minutes on the clock. So it’s one of those things where like, if I’m not going to start, totally cool with it. But I don’t want to be like the next starter up because then everything is varying by game. I just want more of a consistent role and thought process so I can just perfect that role.”

On finding his rhythm after the back and finger injuries:

“For me, I knew it would take a little bit of time. Normally you’ve got the preseason to kind of get the wind under you. So I knew it was going to take a minute to get back in shape and get my legs under me and be confident in some of those shots. So I figured I’d give myself a week, week and a half of grace before I get too frustrated with myself.”

On delaying finger surgery until the offseason:

“For me, there probably will be a process until I get full feeling back, and that hand will be what it is and shooting. I’m working with Peter Patton all the time, and that will come along. So yeah, I’m not getting surgery.”

On Mitchell Robinson’s return and defensive impact:

“It’s huge because it allows us to get into the ball and be a little more physical on ball knowing that if we do get blown by, we have Mitch there protecting the paint, whether that’s blocking shots, deterring shots, altering shots. So defensively it’s huge, and he can guard on the perimeter and switch, so you add that and he’s a great screener, roller, he sets hard screens. He creates an advantage for us and obviously offensive rebounds, so it’ll be huge to get him back if he comes back today. And we’ll see.”

Jalen Brunson​

On failing to execute coach Brown’s game plan:

“We didn’t have any game-plan discipline. We didn’t do what was asked of us. Coach came up with a game plan and it’s on us to deliver. We can’t switch the game plan if we don’t do the game plan hard enough. I don’t know what to say.”

Knicks planning to start Mitchell Robinson tonight vs CHI in his season debut, per SNY sources. Robinson is ready to play tonight, per Robinson’s Facebook pic.twitter.com/9UvMj1Bj81

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) October 31, 2025

Mitchell Robinson​

On watching the team struggle while sidelined:

“It’s been stressful, stressful to watch. What I bring a lot to the table, we’re missing right now.”

On returning to action:

“Yeah, it’s frustrating. I like to play. Y’all seen it in the past, I like to go out there and play hard.”

On load management plan:

“I ain’t telling you nothing.”

On missing games to start the season:

“It’s part of the plan.”

On whether the plan continues all season:

“I don’t know.”

On denying any setback:

“Nah, it’s part of the plan.”

On involvement in load management:

“Of course. Going with the flow.”

On conditioning and fitting into Brown’s system:

“The running is going to be a bear at first, but I’m going to keep working and keep pushing myself.”

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/knicks-news/74909/knicks-bulletin-i-aint-telling-you-nothing

 

[New York Knicks]

The Knicks’ Newcomers Are Struggling to Find Their Place

In the basketball world, a five game sample size generally tends to be just that: a sample.

There’s not much you can learn about a team’s true identity across the first week or so of hoops. We’re 6.1% through the year. Any takeaway I could give to you right now could prove to be invalid two weeks from now, let alone the entire season.

That being said, the beginning of the season does give you a chance to address the feel of a team. You learn what ideal rotations look like, how players slot into their minutes, and which combinations of guys tend to perform well.

Now, we learned more about the New York roster last postseason than we ever thought possible. I’m sure you, the reader, have a good understanding of what Brunson, Bridges, Anunoby, and Towns look like on the floor. You know about Josh Hart’s hustle. You might even yell “DEUUUUUCE” every time Miles McBride takes a corner three that you just know is going in.

That being said. The new guys? It’s been our first time seeing them run up and down the floor. Sure, shots may or may not fall. Not every day is going to be the best or worst game of any given player’s career. Whether positive or negative, we will certainly see regression to the mean for every single player on the floor. But there’s a certain sense you get towards the beginning of the season in terms of how your offseason additions fit into the bigger picture, how they’ll look to contribute, and what they can provide for your team.

From that perspective, things haven’t been ideal for Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele.

I could have warned you already about the Jordan Clarkson battle we’d be fighting this season. He’s shooting 32% from the field on 29% from deep. Obviously, those numbers will change.

But boy, are his shot selections far from desirable. Not to mention that the defense on the other end of the floor is non-existent.

Jordan Clarkson is signing with the Knicks

Mike Breen is NOT gonna be happy

pic.twitter.com/52V4ry1Cgf

— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) July 1, 2025

It’ll remain to be seen if Clarkson can wise up and play winning basketball. There were moments last night where New York looked very strong on the offensive end of the floor. If Clarkson can find his role in the flow of the offense, rather than take over and bring the game to himself, things will look better.

But the inefficient “bucket-in-a-pinch” play style will certainly hurt the Knicks over time. He’ll bail New York out of some big moments where the offense comes to a standstill. He’ll go on some remarkable heaters and show why he’s one of the best iso-scorers in the modern NBA. One can only hope that it happens more times than not, and he remains a net positive for the Knickerbockers.

Similarly, everyone’s been asking themselves what happened to Gueschon Yabusele, the other key offseason signing. He’s looked completely lost as a Knick, scoring 8 points in 4 appearances. His field goal percentage is below 25%. His defense has been underwhelming. Last night, we got the sense that things may be even worse than they seem.

Yabusele played 3 minutes in the first quarter and hasn't been back

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 1, 2025

Three minutes of playing time. That’s all.

Yes, percentages will rise. Yes, he’ll ease into the lineup over time. But again, early returns have not been desirable, and if New York wants to make another deep playoff run, it’s absolutely imperative that Yabusele be a contributor. Can he find his three point stroke? Can he wall up on the defensive side of things?

There’s a lot of time left. There’s no question about that. But for the Knicks to untap their full potential, Mike Brown will have to play around with the lineup to get the most out of both Clarkson and Yabusele. The other guys on the team have had some time to mesh, and integrating two new pieces is never easy.

The Knicks play the Bulls again tomorrow night. Let’s see if they can start to right the ship.

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...-newcomers-are-struggling-to-find-their-place

 

[New York Knicks]

Game Preview: Knicks vs Bulls, Nov. 2, 2025

The New York Knicks (2–3) return to MSG tonight for a rematch with the Chicago Bulls (5–0), eager to avenge Friday’s 135–125 loss in Chicago.

The stakes are high. To lose four straight, including back-to-backs against a team that New York vastly outclasses on paper would add extra insult to the humiliation. Friday’s loss exposed how vulnerable New York can look when their defense falters and the bench fails to perform. Josh Giddey shredded the Knicks with a career-best 32 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, while Chicago’s reserves overwhelmed New York’s second unit to the tune of 53–21.

New York’s core played well enough. Jalen Brunson continues to put up star numbers, averaging more than 31 points per game on strong shooting splits, and OG Anunoby is consistently solid. Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges offered highlights in Chicago, yet neither provided the sustained support needed to counter the Bulls’ relentless offense. KAT’s defense is what it is: sometimes encouraging, other times in need of training wheels.

In Illinois, the team was whole again. Mitchell Robinson logged his first minutes of the season, finally, but even while collecting double-digit rebounds, he looked not-ready-for-primetime. Miles McBride returned after a personal break but failed to provide his usual spark. The Josh Hart conversation continues. And if the rest of the bench got left behind at O’Hare International Airport, would you shed a tear? It might be beneficial to today’s outcome.

Chicago, meanwhile, arrives brimming with confidence. Their squad has been among the league’s most efficient offensive teams through five games. They move the ball with precision and punish opponents on the glass. Giddey has found his groove in Chi Town, gelling well with vet Nikola Vučević, Ayo Dosunmu, and youngster Matas Buzelis. The Aussie’s versatility has set the tone, but the entire rotation has bought into a team-first approach that keeps defenders scampering.

For New York, the pressure is on. They will need better defensive communication, rebounding, and scoring if they want to protect their home court. If the Knicks lay an egg today, the Garden crowd will be salll-ty. Half the fanbase is already drafting mea culpa letters to Thibs; a fourth-straight loss might compel the NYPD to string nets around the base of tall buildings across Manhattan. Prediction: Knicks avoid disaster thanks to a late game surge led by Captain Clutch and win by four. . . . Could happen.

Game Details​

Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Place: Madison Square Garden, NYC
TV: MSG
Follow: @ptknicksblog and bsky

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...74943/game-preview-knicks-vs-bulls-nov-2-2025

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks 128, Bulls 116: Sweet revenge and a return to .500

On Friday, the Knicks (3-3) lost by ten in Chicago to finish a three-game, three-loss road trip. Tonight, they opened a seven-game homestand with a rematch versus those same Bulls (5-1). Once again, the visitors pushed the pace, but the home team countered with blistering shooting (13-of-21 3PT), a 19-point first-quarter from Jalen Brunson, and refreshing bench production from Jordan Clarkson and Josh Hart. Though Chicago briefly took a second-quarter lead, New York steadied itself for a 68–60 halftime score.

In the third quarter, the Knicks doubled-down on defense and Hart continued to electrify as the lead reached 18 points. Our heroes turned stops into fast-break points, shared the ball beautifully, and stayed perfect at the line to build a 105–89 lead entering the fourth and coast to a 128-116 win.

Mike Brown played essentially a nine-man rotation, with Guerschon Yabusele logging a scant two minutes. The players he trusted rewarded him in spades. His squad shot 20-of-42 from deep and made all 22 of their free-throws. Brunson recorded his 9,000th career point tonight and finished with 31 points in 32 minutes. Karl-Anthony Towns was fantastic, with 20 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks. But most importantly, their bench contributed 46 points, with 15 from Clarkson, 14 from Hart, nine from Shamet, and eight from McBride.

The Bulls had seven players with double-digit points. Josh Giddey finished with 23 points, 12 boards, and 12 dimes.

First Half​

Coming as no surprise after Friday’s game, the Bulls run, run, run. The Knicks responded with different energy, however. Brunson played with a chip on his shoulder, netting 19 first-quarter points, while Towns added outside shooting and rim protection.

New York’s defense was inconsistent, but Big Mitch did his part, blocking shots and controlling the glass. Bridges was surprisingly vocal when his teammates failed to run back. He’s looking much more assertive in his second year as a Knick. To wit:

"Come back man!"

–– Mikal Bridges not happy with Knicks transition D pic.twitter.com/QD10RDBoKt

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 3, 2025

Chicago found some rhythm midway through behind Josh Giddey and Isaac Okoro, but New York’s depth kept momentum on their side. By quarter’s end, the Knicks were comfortably in control, 34-24. They had shot better overall (41% vs 33%) and scorched from three (6-of-10 vs 4-of-12). They also owned the glass (17 to 14), moved the rock well (seven assists), and hit all six of their free-throws.

To start the second quarter, Jalen Brunson sat on the bench and watched a 12-point lead evaporate. After falling behind 46-44, though, the Knicks got their act together. Clarkson played his best quarter as a Knick, making 3-of-5 from downtown for 11 points, and Josh Hart chipped in eight points and four boards in his 13 first-half minutes. The teams traded runs late, but thanks to the help from the second unit, New York took a 68-60 advantage into halftime.

Knicks going with Jalen Brunson/KAT P&R with an empty side. Vucevic shows out, Bulls pre-rotate to protect. Good drive by KAT, Bulls don't recover. Hart sees the space and cuts. pic.twitter.com/vHgnps3PUu

— Steve Jones (@stevejones20) November 3, 2025

Second Half​

In the first minute of the second half, Robinson came down on Giddey’s shoe and hurt his ankle. After a trip to the locker room, he returned to the action. It was a welcome sign, but a reminder that every minute of Robinson is borrowed time. (Safe to assume he won’t play in tomorrow’s game against the ‘Zards.)

The Knicks dominated throughout the third frame. With an intense commitment to defense, they turned blocks and steals and harassing play into points going the other way. New York’s ball movement created open looks—Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Miles McBride all connected from deep—while Josh Hart’s energy sparked key transition moments. And through three frames, they shot a perfect 19-of-19 from the free throw line. Heading into the final period, they were ahead 105-89.

HART OF THE CITYYYY

14 PTS | 6 REB | 3 AST pic.twitter.com/vsXndPc0RI

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 3, 2025

To start the final frame, Clarkson and Hart continued to provide energy, and Towns was a beast on both ends of the floor. Shamet and McBride knocked down threes, and Anunoby provided his usual defensive stability. The Bulls got some late scoring from Nikola Vučević and Josh Giddey, but turnovers and missed threes sabotaged their efforts.

Knicks playing through Karl-Anthony Towns at the top but I want to point out the cutting. McBride clears from the left wing so OG can pass and cut. He screens for Clarkson, DHO from KAT and now Shamet cuts from the wing to clear space. Drive and kick to Shamet relocating for 3. pic.twitter.com/jxf12d8gJ4

— Steve Jones (@stevejones20) November 3, 2025

Midway through the frame, the Bulls went on a 9-0 run, but down the stretch, the Knicks maintained control, closing out the game with the most poise they’ve shown so far this season. Brunson led the way, hitting clutch shots and free throws. The Bulls’ late push, fueled by another Giddey scoring burst, was too little, too late. Coach Brown emptied the bench in the final minute, letting Pacôme Dadiet and Tyler Kolek come on to close it out. The Knicks remain perfect at home!

Up Next​

Our heroes return to action tomorrow in a tilt with the Wizards. Rest up, Knickerbockers.

Box Score

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...8-bulls-116-sweet-revenge-and-a-return-to-500

 

[New York Knicks]

Game Thread: Knicks vs. Wizards, Nov. 3, 2025

Last season’s matchups with Washington were wild. Brunson’s 55-point explosion salvaged an overtime win in December, and the Knicks later had to survive a blown 33-point lead in March. This time, there’s little cause for concern: New York is healthier and deeper and these Wizards are stinkers.

Tip-off is 7:30 pm EST on MSG. This is your game thread. This is Bullets Forever. Please don’t post large photos, GIFs, or links to illegal streams in the thread. Treat each other respectfully. And go Knicks!

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...4970/game-thread-knicks-vs-wizards-nov-3-2025

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks 119, Wizards 102: KAT reaches 15,000 career points, dominates Washington

The New York Knicks (4-3) beat the Bulls last night at Madison Square Garden. Tonight, facing the young Washington Wizards (1-6) in the second of a back-to-back, you might have expected a sluggish start. And you would have been correct. After a sleepwalking through the first quarter, the Knicks found life in the second quarter behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, erasing a 10-point deficit. Despite a cold stretch and a late Washington surge, New York closed the half strong with a Towns buzzer-beater for a 57–54 halftime lead. The home team ripped the lid off the game with a 41-point third quarter (featuring excellent play by Josh Hart), and sailed to victory in the fourth. Final score, Knicks 119, Wizards 102.

Landry Shamet started at shooting guard and Karl-Anthony Towns shifted over to center, with Mitchell Robinson sitting for load management. Shamet recorded 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting in his 22 minutes. Jalen Brunson had an off-shooting night, scoring 16 on 6-of-17 from the field, but also doling out nine dimes. OG Anunoby and Bridges combined for 26 points and split eight steals (five for the former, three for the latter). Hart played spectacularly, with a 12-10 double-double in 26 minutes, including 2-of-4 from downtown, and Jordan Clarkson pitched in 15. That gave Mike Brown, who relied on a nine-man rotation for most of the night, seven players in double-digit scoring.

The star of the night was Towns. Not only did he log his 15,000th point, but he also finished with 33 points, 13 boards, five assists, and two steals. He made 12-of-24 from the field, 3-of-8 from deep, and 6-of-7 from the line. Through 30 minutes of play, he was locked in from start to finish. Easily his best game of the young season.

For the Wizards, Alex Sarr led the stats with 19 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two blocks, and a steal. Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly, and Corey Kispert all scored 15.

First Half​

To start, messy play resulted in two Knicks turnovers in two minutes, while the Wizards shared the rock and got three players on the scoreboard. Coach Brown begged a quick timeout to let his crew start over. The message failed to convey.

The game plan, in the early stages, seemed very KAT-centric. Towns launched eight of the Knicks’ first 13 field goal attempts, sinking three. Here’s one of his assists:

on time, on target pic.twitter.com/WsewaFu9Uq

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 4, 2025

The Knicks, who shot so well last night against Chicago, missed plenty of good looks this time out. They fared no better inside, where Alex Sarr and Washington’s interior defense chopped down whatever the Knicks attempted inside.

With New York missing Mitchell Robinson in the frontcourt—and Ariel Hukporti vacationing in Siberia—Guerschon Yabusele logged more time in the first frame than all of yesterday’s game. The fluffy Frenchman still looks confused. So did his teammates. After one period, New York lagged behind, 30-22.

Against the Bulls, Brunson scored his 9,000th point; in the second quarter tonight, Towns reached 15,000th. (Congrats, Karl.) Behind him, McBride, and Bridges, the Knicks started the quarter with an 11–2 run to erase a 10-point deficit. Strong defense and better ball movement tied the game 40-40 midway through the quarter.

KAT DAWG pic.twitter.com/GeKI564r9N

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 4, 2025

Then . . . dooollldrums. The score remained knotted at 40 for two minutes plus a timeout. In basketball time, that’s like a week of watching paint dry. Both teams went cold in a defensive stalemate, featuring missed shots, blocked layups, and fouls.

Brunson finally broke the drought at 3:46 with two free throws, kicking off a 10-1 run. Washington responded with 13 unanswered points. Salvaging the half, Anunoby hit a triple and KAT added one at the buzzer, plus a free-throw thanks to a Marvin Bagley III blunder. Halftime: Knicks 57, ‘Zards 54.

KAT THAT'S CRAZY pic.twitter.com/TrQO8VuUeF

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 4, 2025

Through two quarters, the Wizards shot more efficiently overall (54% to 44%) and scored 28 points in the paint, while the Knicks stayed competitive thanks to stronger three-point shooting (36% to 33%) and free-throw accuracy (7-of-8 from the line). Towns led the scoresheet with 16 points and 10 boards in 16 minutes.

Second Half​

By midway through the frame, Towns helped the team extend their lead to 11, with special appearances by Brunson, Shamet, Hart, and Anunoby. The latter already had four steals with plenty of game left to play.

4 steals for Mr. OG! pic.twitter.com/HVfW8B9mXG

— KnicksNation (@KnicksNation) November 4, 2025

The Knicks went on a 22-2 stretch, capped by triples from Hart and Clarkson that gave them a 27-point advantage. Heading into the fourth, they were up, 98-78.

HART TRIPLE!

WAIT FOR THE CELLY … pic.twitter.com/DlIk2fqvXZ

— KnicksNation (@KnicksNation) November 4, 2025

In the final frame, nearly three minutes passed before a basket was made. At the eight-minute mark, Washington cut their deficit to 15 thanks to a George three-pointer. Towns, locked in for the whole game, answered with another merciless dunk.

big man SLAM pic.twitter.com/mXkEAef9I7

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 4, 2025

For every punch the Wizards threw, the Knicks had an answer. With under four minutes to go, Brown subbed out his starters and—surprise!—Hukporti and Pacome Dadiet are alive! Mohamed Diawara and Tyler Kolek joined Landry Shamet in a mission to protect an 18-point lead. Well done, lads.

Up Next​

Julius Randle and the Minnesota Timberwolves pay a visit to the Garden on Wednesday. Rest up, Knickerbockers.

Box Score

Teaching pic.twitter.com/vR9ytBwKps

— KnicksNation (@KnicksNation) November 4, 2025

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...ches-15000-career-points-dominates-washington

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘These guys are in the NBA for a reason’

The Knicks are back oh-so-back.

Also, it seems like New York only knows how to operate in streaks—winning two, dropping three, and now again winning two consecutive games.

Anyway, here’s what your superheroes and a certain Melo had to say yesterday.

"He's a monster."

– Mike Brown on Karl-Anthony Towns pic.twitter.com/p2ZhGnbdTf

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 4, 2025

Mike Brown​

On Karl-Anthony Towns’ performance:

“KAT was a monster. He was a monster on the glass, he was really good defensively, he was a monster inside, outside. He’s starting to feel and find his rhythm in what we’re trying to do. I’m telling you, there’s a lot of room there to grow, not just for him but for us around him.”

On adjustments and team growth:

“He’s starting to feel and find his rhythm and what we’re trying to do, but I’m telling you, there’s still a lot of room there to grow. Not just for him, but for us to learn him, starting with me, and us to continue learning the different points or parts of what we’re trying to do offensively.”

On the Knicks’ defensive effort:

“It was led by Josh, Josh had a heck of a game defensively. He guarded all types of guys, from CJ McCollum to Alex Sarr at times. He was our defensive player of the game. He deserved it because of his activity, his awareness throughout the course of the entire ballgame.”

On managing players and rotations:

“It’s just part of his load management. We’ll keep doing that throughout the course of the year. Whatever they tell me, I’m gonna do.”

On the need for accountability and leadership:

“Got to keep telling them the truth. I’m going to keep coaching them. I’m going to keep trying to keep putting them in the best position to win.”

On holding each other accountable:

“I don’t really know the dynamics of last year, so it’s hard for me to compare it to last year. Just, in general, everybody needs to hold everybody accountable. And there may be times where somebody comes at me and I can’t take it personal. I’ve got to just be in the moment and understand how to handle it then. So we need players and coaches to hold each other accountable, and none of us should take it personal when it happens. So if it happens, it’s great. I’m all for it.”

On finding consistency game to game:

“Just consistency. We didn’t play great last night, but we played good for most of the game, so trying to begin to not only string some quarters together throughout the course of one game but string some games together. There’s a lot of talented teams and people in this league, and the thing that separates the great ones from the talented ones is the great ones are consistent. So you’re trying to figure out how to bring a level of consistency to whatever we’re trying to do on both ends of the floor is what I want to start seeing from our guys.”

On Yabusele’s role and fluid playing time:

“He may play a whole bunch of minutes at times, he may play a few. He may not play at all. And that’s part of what our guys have to accept until we can figure out what we’re gonna do.”

On looking for rim protection and making defensive adjustments:

“I’m still kind of finding my way and we were down, and they were doing a great job of touching the paint. So I’m trying to find guys that can — and not that he can’t — but switch and possibly stay in front of the ball, especially the way they were getting downhill and getting out and going.”

On respecting every opponent:

“These guys [the Wizards] are in the NBA for a reason. They’re talented and their record doesn’t speak well for them right now. They probably wish it was better or probably could be better and it’s not up to us to decide whether or not they’re good or bad. It’s up to us to know it’s a back-to-back, we’ve got an NBA team in front of us, let’s play how we’re capable of. And I’m a firm believer in worry about yourself. If you’re able to take care of yourself at the highest level, everything else will fall into place… So no matter who’s in front of us, we’ve gotta come to freaking play, and if we expect to be great, then we will.”

On Mitchell Robinson’s load management and absence on Monday:

“It’s just part of his load management. We’ll keep doing that throughout the course of the year. Whatever they tell me, I’m gonna do.”

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS DUNKS ON ALEX SARR! pic.twitter.com/ggcO4xE5Kc

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 4, 2025

Karl-Anthony Towns​

On his offensive aggression on Monday:

“Just saw opportunities to get some good shots up and be aggressive. I just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. Jalen Brunson requires a lot of attention, took what the defense gave us and tonight I saw that I had an opportunity.”

On his mindset against Washington:

“Just win the game. Got us chances tonight to get some good shots up, so I just went and capitalized on it.”

On a slowly-but-surely improving Knicks:

“We are all figuring it out. Getting better every day, understanding what our roles are and what we got to do. It’s good, we got two wins in a row but we’re obviously still a work in progress.”

"It was just like, let me make sure I go out there and just play the game with joy and get back to just being me and flying around."

Josh Hart talks about what's changed for him the last two games: pic.twitter.com/4eSzaqq0de

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 4, 2025

Josh Hart​

On the Knicks’ improving defensive adjustments:

“I think we were just locked in. We were protecting the paint. We gave up a lot of weakside rolls, dunks, stuff like that in the first half. So we just kind of cleaned it up and then got stops and got going.”

On playing through injuries:

“Obviously frustrating. Basically been banged up and hurt for what, three months? It’s a little frustrating, but it comes with the territory. It comes with being in a contact sport, so it is what it is.”

On his mindset amid early-season frustrations:

“I was frustrated about some things. Obviously, injuries and all that, so I’m trying to figure it out. It was just a, you know what, let me make sure I go out there and play the game with joy and get back to being just me.”

On navigating emotional intensity and accountability:

“It’s who I am, and Mike and I talked about that the other day. It’s what makes me, me. There’s a good side to it, and there are also times there’s a bad side to it. And in Chicago, that was the bad side to it. I was visibly upset. My body language was terrible. I was frustrated. And I got to take accountability for that. I was terrible. So that’s the one thing about me — I wear my heart on my sleeve. I’ve got to try and control it, which I have been trying for 30 years now. But I’ve got to make sure, no matter the situation, I’m breathing life into these guys and not taking life.”

Jalen Brunson​

On seeing fans wear his jersey for the first time:

“The first time I saw a fan wear my jersey was in New York. That was pretty cool.”

On seeing teammates’ jerseys:

“This summer, I was walking down on the boardwalk and I saw a kid wearing a Josh Hart shirt. He had no idea who I was. I just showed him the phone with Josh. He was like, ‘Oh my god, Josh Hart.’ Then I walked away. Ten seconds later, he realized it was me. It’s cool seeing, not just me, but seeing Josh, Mikal and guys you obviously worked hard with from a young age. Even seeing Donte DiVincenzo jerseys around. It’s really cool.”

This year‘s Kith Knicks collection includes 2-piece wool suit pic.twitter.com/FWyCyGg2Lp

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 3, 2025

Deuce McBride​

On seeing his jersey worn by a fan for the first time:

“That was probably the coolest thing I’ve seen. That was crazy.”

Guerschon Yabusele​

On adapting to his role and showing effort:

“No, no, it’s been pretty good. Lots of effort over here. We have great guys playing together, trying to get the win and create something with the team. We have a great bonded team. Some of the guys know each other, so I’m just trying to come out here and learn and fit perfect so I can try to help the team.”

On his international experience helping him adapt to play under Mike Brown’s fluid system:

“It’s been amazing so far being able to learn the four, the three, the five, differently in different countries, so my understanding when I’m in the game is completely different the way it clicks because most of the situations I feel like I’ve seen it. I kind of [need to] make less mistakes and be efficient when I’m out there.”

On contributing from the bench:

“Just over there trying to be aware when I’m out there on the court — or even if I’m out there on the bench — about what the team is doing and trying to find a way to impact the game and the team in a positive way.”

Jordan Clarkson was asked if anything has changed about Josh Hart since they played together on the Lakers:

"I think he got a good paycheck so he's a little bit more of an a–hole now" pic.twitter.com/NGnBNkyyC2

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 4, 2025

Jordan Clarkson​

On fitting into Mike Brown’s system:

“I think I’m just trying to figure everything out honestly, and that takes time, but definitely wanted to help from Day 1 and get it rolling. But it’s part of the process and we’re still locking in and trying to figure it out.”

On adapting to a new role in his career with the Knicks:

“It’s a little bit of an adjustment. I wouldn’t say it’s not. But like I said, just trying to figure everybody out, figure this team out, as well as guys trying to figure me out. This is my 12th year in the league. A lot of guys have a reputation or whatever about me. I think they know what I can do, so I’m just trying to get comfortable.”

Carmelo Anthony responds to Phil Jackson

“I sat in your office with candles lit… Now you wanna talk some dumb sh*t? Instead of sitting your ass in the stands come down here and coach. But the team wasn’t good enough because you don’t coach bullsh*t teams.”

( @7PMinBrooklyn) pic.twitter.com/PLSu0eVfpW

— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) November 4, 2025

Carmelo Anthony​

On Phil Jackson’s criticism:

“I’m sick of these folks. That was bugged out. C’mon bro, what are we doing here? As a man, if I was that much of a hindrance to you, why didn’t you have a conversation with me when I was there? Instead of bringing me in your office, showing me Michael Jordan clips of the triangle and telling me what not to do in a triangle — because he did it wrong, this the s–t that he told me. Instead of doing that, let’s have a real man conversation — ‘Melo, listen, I want to go in a different direction.’”

On the Knicks during Jackson’s tenure:

“We had a poorly structured team, teams, rosters, those years. And [Jackson] was at the helm of that. Nobody told you who to go get. You had this certain vision of wanting to play in a certain type of system, which is the triangle, which I love the triangle offense. At the time, it didn’t fit the style of the NBA. We was the laughingstock of the NBA for being in the triangle. And I had to fight that, and I had to take those bullets. Not you Phil Jackson. While I’m taking those bullets, you are in the stands tweeting, talking about ‘Melo breaking the triangle.’ This is the s–t that I had to deal with. I never spoke on him, I never spoke about him. I had probably three conversations with the man his whole tenure. We didn’t have a relationship. So if I was that much of a hindrance to you, you should’ve came to me and said it instead of telling me to bear with you — ‘rock with me, stay with me, I got you, bear with me, we’re gonna fix this.’”

On Kobe Bryant’s take on the Knicks’ triangle offense:

“Because he understood what was going on. You cannot put certain personnel in the triangle and just tell them to go figure the triangle out, you cannot do that. You need certain guards, you need a certain big man, you need certain wings.”

On his final meeting with Phil Jackson:

“I sat in your office with you with candles lit. We had Zen moments. Now you wanna talk some dumb s–t? Go sit down man. You know what should’ve happened? You should’ve came down and coached instead of sitting your ass up there in the stands. Come down here and coach. You wanna teach the triangle? Come down here and coach and see what you can do. But you know why? The team wasn’t good enough for you to come down from upstairs and come down and coach. Because you don’t coach bulls–t teams.”

Myles Turner says he doesn’t understand why Pacers fans were booing him

“It was disheartening, man — it was frustrating. You give 10 years of your life, your blood, your sweat, your tears. You take pay cuts, you survive trade rumors…”

pic.twitter.com/gCwWBeytM3

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 4, 2025

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...lletin-these-guys-are-in-the-nba-for-a-reason

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks roll past Wizards for second straight home win [VIDEO REPORT]

The New York Knicks continued their strong play at Madison Square Garden, earning their second straight home win with a 119–102 victory over the Washington Wizards. In her latest video report, Shara Talia Taylor recaps how head coach Mike Brown’s refined rotations, Karl-Anthony Towns’ dominant performance, and Josh Hart’s defensive intensity helped the Knicks turn a slow start into a decisive win.

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...rds-for-second-straight-home-win-video-report

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks 137, Timberwolves 114: Scenes from NY taking pelts at the Garden

The New York Knicks (5-3) continued their homestand with a match against the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-4), and despite the visitors making 48% from downtown, they dominated the second half to win, 137-114.

The first quarter swung back and forth as both teams traded runs. Minnesota drew first blood, with OAKAAKUYOAKs Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo stretching the floor and drilling from deep. The Knicks operated their offense through Karl-Anthony Towns in the post and relied on Mitchell Robinson’s glass work to stay close. Each side built modest leads, but neither could sustain separation.

Incredible ball-movement to create a wide-open 3 for Julius Randle, wow pic.twitter.com/ot3pbRHABc

— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) November 6, 2025

The Wolves’ perimeter accuracy gave them an early edge, while New York’s interior strength helped them wrap quarter one up by two.

In Q2, our heroes began to assert themselves physically. Towns’ inside scoring and rebounding, combined with improved ball movement from Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, helped the Knicks take control of the tempo. And it helps to have OG Anunoby on your roster:

This OG Anunoby putback is quietly one of the more skilled plays I've seen from the Knicks this year pic.twitter.com/CjwDyhq1ER

— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) November 6, 2025

Minnesota hit threes at a sizzling clip (12-of-23, 52% by halftime), but could not contain the Knicks in the paint, where the home team outscored them, 22–14. Both teams protected the ball well enough, with only eight turnovers apiece, and the game moved sooo much faster than Monday’s slog against the Wizards. By halftime, the Knicks’ advantage on the boards (21–17 overall, eight o-boards) helped keep them within four at the break, 58-54.0

In the third, New York poured gas on the court and lit a match, winning the frame 40-28. Robinson and Hart always play better with chips on their shoulders, and they both electrified the Garden faithful as the Knicks pulled away. Josh netted the fourth of his three-pointers tonight (18 points, 27 minutes0, Mitch was a madman on both ends (nine offensive rebounds, eight points, three blocks), and OG methodically added film clips to his application for the All-NBA team (25 points, eight boards, two steals, and a block in 32 minutes).

Here’s an early entry of Sequence of the Year: Mitch dunks a putback! Mitch gets back! Mitch swats!

Mitchell Robinson the X Factor pic.twitter.com/EHz6xEe4dG

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Up 94-86 with 12 minutes to go, the Knicks were functioning too smoothly to give away their victory. The Wolves growled a little, but the ‘Bockers just laughed and laughed. And why not? They won the second half, 83-56.

Up Next​

Professor Miranda is baking a proper recap to perfection. Enjoy your night, Knicks fanatics.

Box Score

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...114-scenes-from-ny-taking-pelts-at-the-garden

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘This is nothing new. I was just out there being me’

The Knicks beat the Wolves on Wednesday and the man of the minute was none other than Mitchell Robinson.

Mitchy Ain’t No Snitchy!

Here’s what he heard from Coach Brown and a few other Knickerbockers before and after yesterday’s trouncing.

Can someone get my coach progressive lenses please pic.twitter.com/gbz1lPKNha

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Mike Brown​

On the Timberwolves:

“We’re preparing like he’s gonna play, but it’s a really good team. Tim Connelly’s done a nice job putting the team together.”

On Deuce McBride’s performance:

“I gotta give a lot of credit to Deuce. Deuce was aggressive the right way. He played under control. If they tried to pick up full-court, he drove it by them. He touched the paint. He played off two and he sprayed it. And guys got great looks when he got us into our offensive. Josh was also a big catalyst in terms of trying to get us to push the pace and play the right way.”

On the offensive output:

“Fifty-five field goals made, 32 assists, so the ball is moving, the ball is humming. That was part of the success we had in the second half. Our quick decisions, the floor was spaced the right way, we just kept trying to share the ball and find an open teammate.”

On Mitchell Robinson’s stat line:

“I was shocked (Mitchell Robinson) only had three. Mitch was all over the place, guarding everybody, blocking shots, contesting shots.”

On first-half struggles vs. Minnesota:

“Proud of our guys. I thought the first half, I thought Minnesota did a good job with their physicality and their pressure. They kind of had us on our heels. And one of the things we talk about, or the main thing we talked about at halftime is just trying to be the aggressor and not play on your back heel. And I thought our guys did a good job of flipping that switch at halftime. Hopefully, we could have done it from the beginning, but our guys figured it out.”

On Mitchell Robinson’s workload:

“Basically, we’re managing him and it’s ramping him up. So his minutes will go up. I just listen to what Casey says at the end of the day. It’s just like before, a process of getting him going and continuing to improve.”

On OG Anunoby:

“OG is as talented and strong and talented as they come.”

On the bench impact:

“It was obviously a collective effort, but those two guys did a lot of little things that won’t show up in here, and helped us become the aggressors in that second half, especially.”

Some postgame of Karl-Anthony Towns in which he says he still feels “stunned” about the trade more than a year later. pic.twitter.com/VmDROzMP2v

— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) November 6, 2025

Karl-Anthony Towns​

On being a Knick:

“I’m a Knick, so I think about nothing else but this team. Happy to be here. Happy to be in front of these fans. Happy to be in the Garden, the Mecca. Can’t wait to go out there and compete again.”

On facing his former team:

“I’m still stunned, I mean, I’m still stunned. It’s weird. I feel more like a Knick now after everything we went through last year, but it’s weird to see that Wolves jersey — especially the fire black one — and not see ‘Towns’ on the back of it.”

On what he built in Minnesota:

“Built something special there. It’s different when you’re in process and now you’re going against the process. They’re a great team. To see what they’re doing right now, special, and I expect nothing less than greatness from them.”

On playing against former teammates:

“It’s always great when you see your brothers. Ant, becoming the face of the league. Me and Rudy, years and years of battles against each other, turning teammates, having a close bond. It was really good to compete against my brothers. It’s deeper than basketball. It’s family.”

On the team win vs. Minnesota:

“This was a great win for us. We found a way to continue to win as a team. Tonight was a great night for all of us to focus on the goal at hand and in the end get the win.”

MITCHELL ROBINSON ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL pic.twitter.com/frL3WWPtyh

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 6, 2025

Mitchell Robinson​

On his rebounding vs. Gobert:

“This is nothing new.”

On his offensive rebounding approach:

“I was just out there being me. Gobert likes to go help [to block shots]. And so that’s the perfect opportunity to crash the glass, and that’s what I did.”

On position and effort:

“It’s about getting in the right position, and go get the ball.”

On his new free-throw routine:

“Something I came up with.”

On using fewer dribbles before foul shots:

“Feel like it helps — when you take three, you got more time to think about it, as opposed to one, then load up, and go right into it. It’s kind of easier than just going 1, 2, 3.”

On recovering after hand fracture:

“I changed it a few times. Remember the time I broke my hand? My hand placement, I couldn’t really get it back how it was at first. I kind of just had to keep doing it, keep doing it, keep doing it. Now, I got it kind of back to where it used to be. And I’m good.”

On body angle adjustment:

“Every time I shot the ball, it would go left.”

On whether or not he rides the horses he owns:

“I’m not answering that, because y’all media guys take that a little too freaky.”

"I'm not gonna chase any stats here…Last time…I got cussed out in front of Tom Izzo when I was a junior in high school"

–– Jalen Brunson on nearing a triple–double tonight and his dad taking him under the bleachers in 2014: pic.twitter.com/GXrjoaZZ1x

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Jalen Brunson​

On home crowd and growth:

“I think we’re growing, we’re learning. Obviously playing at home is a big factor. When we get back on the road we have to focus up even harder than we do at home. Find a way to win. The energy at home is great. Playing in front of these fans is awesome. We’ve got to continue to improve.”

On Robinson creating second chances:

“Whenever he’s out there doing that, it makes us really comfortable shooting shots because we might get a second chance.”

OG Anunoby was asked about turning defense into offense in the Knicks' system and said he "can never tell" the secrets of getting deflections pic.twitter.com/pWL7HveT4h

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 6, 2025

OG Anunoby​

On the win over Minnesota:

“We’re well coached. They do all this stuff in practice. We’re just trying to execute it and follow through with what the game plan is.”

On playing the right way:

“We’re all about getting stops, taking care of the ball and executing. Playing the right way is important. And tonight we did all of that.”

Your DPOG: Deuce McBride pic.twitter.com/aiENU6Dlo6

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Deuce McBride​

On team defense vs. Minnesota:

“Guarding as a team, they got a lot of talented guys on the other side, so I think our game plan was just to guard as a team, not one man can do it. I had a great night defending, but it was because of my teammates behind me.”

On bench confidence:

“I think it’s just the confidence we give to each other coming off the bench.”

Donte DiVincenzo​

On Robinson’s impact:

“He had nine offensive rebounds. More rebounds than we had individually as a team. Like every single player. … We know what he’s going to do. And he did exactly what his job is.”

"Man he dunked on me today man. I ain't jump tho. But nah he backed me down. I mean he strong as hell. And he's 7 feet tall. I stood him up for like 5 seconds––at that point somebody gotta come help me. I'm 6-3 6-4 and he's 7 feet––I need some help at some point"

–– Ant on KAT pic.twitter.com/Xcs2X0olV7

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Anthony Edwards​

On facing Towns:

“Man, he dunked on me today. I didn’t jump, though. But yeah, he backed me down. But he’s strong as hell. And he’s 7 feet tall. I stood him up for five seconds, though. At that point, somebody’s got to come help me. At 6-3, 6-4, and he’s 7 feet, I need some help at some point.”

On Robinson’s dominance:

“Man, super-huge problem. Blocking shots. He did everything.”

"We didn't play no defense…they scored damn near 100 points in the 2nd half"

–– Julius Randle after he & Timberwolves lose to Knicks 137-114 pic.twitter.com/6Vb6jHbFxQ

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Julius Randle​

On Robinson’s growth:

“He’s just nonstop motor. That’s just what he does. He knows that he’s really good at [offensive rebounding] and over the years he’s just locked in on that more and more. And he knows that’s where he makes his biggest impact.”

“Your son don’t wanna be here, we know it’s your last weekend. Enjoy your time”

– KD to Tee Morant

(h/t @Stunna999_ / @Fullcourtpass )

pic.twitter.com/DxHwSl7RyD

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 6, 2025

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...-is-nothing-new-i-was-just-out-there-being-me

 

[New York Knicks]

Game Thread: Knicks vs. Timberwolves, Nov. 5, 2025

The New York Knicks (4-3) welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-3) to Madison Square Garden, as Karl-Anthony Towns faces his former team for the second regular season game since being traded to New York. Back in December, Karl clobbered the T’wolves with 32 points, 20 boards, six assists, and five three-pointers. Way to rub their noses in it, KAT.

Tip-off is 7:30 pm EST on MSG and ESPN. This is your game thread. This is Canis Hoopus. Please don’t post large photos, GIFs, or links to illegal streams in the thread. Mind your manners. And go Knicks!

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...game-thread-knicks-vs-timberwolves-nov-5-2025

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘Seeing him every night… No one can do what he does’

This is going to be quite a long week with no games between Wednesday and Sunday. Schedule makers!

The Knicks will rest and get some gym reps in the meantime as they gear up for their matchup against the neighbooring Nets to cap the weekend.

Here’s the latest from Coach Brown and a few other lads.

Joe "I saw Thibs…in Bergdorf…Thibs mad–but he walked with $30 million

Jada "Thibs is up…

Joe "I hate myself…$30 mil on the walkout…

Wale "Thats crazy. They gonna do Belichick too…30 Ms…

Joe "Thibs said he'd come on the pod…I said 'Ask Wes for my number.' He said 'Wes?… pic.twitter.com/MpkJm8FvK9

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 7, 2025

Mike Brown​

On Mitchell Robinson’s box score vs. Timberwolves:

“I thought Mitch had, like, nine blocks or 10 blocks. I was shocked he only had three. But Mitch was all over the place. He was guarding everybody, contesting shots, blocking shots. And then I wanna take a poll — who has seen a stat sheet that has somebody playing 16 minutes and get nine offensive rebounds? Raise your hands. I like that. Yes. That was absolutely amazing.”

On polling the press room about a particular performer after Wednesday’s game:

“I’m going to take a poll. Who has seen a stat sheet that has somebody playing 16 minutes and get nine offensive rebounds? Raise your hand.”

On the ‘crash zone’ emphasis:

“You got to stay on guys. Think about it … every offensive possession … it’s go, go. There are a lot of talented people and teams in this league. The ones who are great are the most consistent. That’s part of it. You’re just trying to get guys to be consistent in doing what we do, even something as simple as if you’re in the crash zone, attack the glass. Not 50 percent of the time. We chart it, and they see it after every game. We try to go 10 out of 10 if they’re in that crash zone. We got to keep pushing them, but our guys have been really good at trying to do the right thing when they’re out on that floor.”

On the team-wide 21 offensive rebounds vs. Minnesota:

“To get 21 offensive rebounds on 54 percent shooting. That’s amazing.”

"I'm not gonna chase any stats here…Last time…I got cussed out in front of Tom Izzo when I was a junior in high school"

–– Jalen Brunson on nearing a triple–double tonight and his dad taking him under the bleachers in 2014: pic.twitter.com/GXrjoaZZ1x

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Jalen Brunson​

On not chasing stats anymore:

“Last time I chased something, I got cussed out in front of Tom Izzo when I was in junior high school. So I’m not going to chase any stats here.”

“I’m not answering that because y’all media guys take that a little too freaky”

— Mitchell Robinson on whether he rides horses pic.twitter.com/3w2TKPeFZV

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

OG Anunoby​

On Mitchell Robinson’s impact:

“I knew before I got here that Mitch was special, and just seeing him every night, it’s amazing. No one can do what he does. He impacts the game in ways that no one else can do. Blocking shots. Just everything he does. He’s amazing defensively, and he helps our team a lot.”

Congrats Tyler Murray @LT__Murray radio voice of the Knicks & Mike Breen’s No. 2, on being named one of 26 Rising Stars in Play-by-Play pic.twitter.com/JTqPeOo38I

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 6, 2025

Karl-Anthony Towns​

On Mitchell Robinson’s talents:

“He’s Mitchell Robinson. He’s a beast. When he steps on the floor, he impacts the game. I think the whole world knows that, but everyone who is locked in surely knows that.”

Julius Randle's highlight with the Knicks was his son presenting him with the Most Improved Player trophy pic.twitter.com/DQgDlij1nn

— TheYoungManAndTheThree (@OldManAndThree) November 6, 2025

Guerschon Yabusele​

On his first boxing hit:

“I was fighting with one of my friends. And he hit me in the jaw, and it broke one of my teeth. It was when I was a kid. It was a tooth that was moving a little bit already. But he knocked it out, I was bleeding. It was a first time for me getting hit like that. I was young, but I remember that perfectly, though, because I was shocked. But it’s part of it.”

On learning personal defense after that early knock:

“That was my friend, so it wasn’t personal. But it’s like, OK, I needed to protect myself. I let my hand down and you saw it and you got me. All this technique and stuff, I really loved it.”

On childhood training:

“I started at a young age because I was watching my dad training every day. So it became a habit, trying to be like him. And he trained me — I think I started at like 3 or 4. So every time he was going to training, he was bringing me with him. And I just fell in love with boxing, in general.”

On keeping boxing in his routine:

“The work and everything that comes with it. And it just became a part of me, even today. Even in the summer, I try to get some workout, some boxing skills and stuff like that to get in shape.”

Q: “Who’s the most underpaid NBA player?”

Donte DiVincenzo: “Deuce McBride”

Q: “ Who’s the most annoying teammate you ever had?“

Donte: “Jalen Brunson“ pic.twitter.com/VPPBOpTaw5

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 7, 2025

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...ng-him-every-night-no-one-can-do-what-he-does

 

[New York Knicks]

Last year’s starting lineup…works! But will it last?

One of the most talked-about topics last season was the starting lineup and just how bad it was. Statistically, the lineup of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Karl-Anthony Towns was among the worst lineups in the league that played significant minutes, and it certainly didn’t pass the eye test either. Despite playing a whopping 940 minutes together, the most of any five-man lineup in the league, it had a net rating of just 3.3, which happened to be just the 13th best lineup out of the 25 lineups that played more than 25 minutes for the Knicks last season. The spacing was bad, the ball movement was nonexistent, the players were stagnant, the defense wasn’t there, and it showed statistically. It got so bad at one point that Tom Thibodeau, who stubbornly decided to stick with said starting lineup for much longer than fans wanted him to, finally decided to pull the plug and make a change with the season on the line in his final series as a Knicks coach.

Although we’ve had a very limited sample size, the same cannot be said about that same exact five-man unit this season. After the unit produced an offensive rating of 117.7 and a defensive rating of 114.4 last season, they enter today having an offensive rating of 124.7, a defensive rating of 101.2, and their net rating of 23.5 is currently the fourth highest of any five-man lineup that has played more than eight minutes this season. This leads to two major questions. Why have things suddenly changed, and is it sustainable?

Very early but last years starting lineup has been drastically better under Brown so far

— Ariel (@APachecoNBA) November 6, 2025

I’d say there are three major changes. One of them has nothing to do with the Knicks, their coach, or their players. Through the 37 minutes this lineup has played together, teams have been oddly reluctant to put centers on Hart. If you recall, this lineup got off to a blazing hot start last season and looked like a top-three offense in the league. While they still weren’t among the best lineups in the league, the unit had an offensive rating of 119 and a defensive rating of 112.4, leading to a modest net rating of 6.6. But when oppositions defended Hart with their centers, put a smaller defender on Towns, and forced the Knicks to play differently, they struggled.

For the remainder of the season and the entirety of the playoffs, the five-man group looked like they were stuck in mud. Offensively, a lot of their positions broke down due to a lack of spacing, and they often relied on Brunson to create something out of nothing. And defensively, while Anunoby tried his hardest to be the glue that held the team together, Brunson and Towns being negative defenders, and Bridges and Hart having down years on that end, became impossible to overcome. What the team ended up with was a unit that barely got by on skills and had no real cohesiveness or plan.

So far, with teams not trying their hand at defending the Knicks that way often, the unit has played much better. But some of the credit has to go to the Knicks, their players, and their coach as well. Mike Brown has emphasized pushing the pace, moving the ball, and cutting more often, and that has given more purpose and intentionality to a lineup that often resorted to a heliocentric offense. Brunson has taken the addition by subtraction approach as he’s dribbling less, which has led to more catch-and-shoot opportunities for him. Bridges has taken on some more of the initiation role, as has Towns. Anunoby’s shooting efficiency and aggressiveness from downtown have seen an uptick. And Hart, after getting off to a slow start, has looked like the best version of himself over the last three games.

Though 8 games:

Brunson – 4.51 dribbles per touch https://t.co/Oq3Yc1Cweu

— DJ Zullo (@DJAceNBA) November 6, 2025

As is the case with any statement this early on in the season, sample size matters. If Bridges and Anunoby, both of whom have been much better from downtown this season, see some negative regression in their shooting, or if Hart, who’s been amazing recently, gets in his own head again, or if teams go back to putting their centers on Hart, this lineup could see some troubles again.

The Wingstop duo of Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby are shooting a combined 26/55 from the corner 3 this season. 47% pic.twitter.com/jeU8s7XqPk

— Knicks Fan TV (@KnicksFanTv) November 7, 2025

Yet, there’s still a quiet confidence that one, this lineup, at least under Brown, should have the offensive principles built in to keep them from getting too stagnant, or over reliant on Brunson. And two, so far this season, we’ve seen Brown stay away from depending on this lineup, or at least Hart, too much when it’s not going well. At the very, very least, there should be some comfort in knowing that this is no longer their starting lineup, and that they won’t be playing nearly as many minutes as they did last season. Only time will tell if this lineup is actually a good one. But it is interesting to see the same exact five-man unit look so much better, and perform as one of the team’s best just months after a coaching change.

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...t-years-starting-lineupworks-but-will-it-last

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘I’m man enough to say I was wrong’

It’s another day of suffering for those hooked to Knicks basketball.

No game today, which means you should go outside and get some fresh air.

Here’s the latest from Coach Brown and a couple other Knickerbockers.

Mike Brown talks about balancing his rotations and said he still uses a minutes sheet from Rick Carlisle in 2003 to help figure it out pic.twitter.com/aX7l8UOYI6

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 5, 2025

Mike Brown​

On Mitchell Robinson’s uniqueness on the glass:

“I don’t know if there’s anyone that has the combination of athleticism, length, nose for the ball and all that that Mitch does. I’ve been around some great offensive rebounders, but I don’t think anybody like Mitch.”

On fixing three-point defense:

“We’re getting a little better with it. There’s a couple of things technique-wise that we could do better. Even if you don’t feel like you can get a great contest, still put a hand up and contest — that’s the first thing. The second thing is we were doing a great job of protecting one another and scrambling and trying to close out. But sometimes, we’re closing out so hard we’re overrunning guys, and then that side-step dribble three is available.”

On the offense reaching “Level 1” and beyond:

“They’re a little higher than Level 1 because you can see when we get discombobulated from time to time, we fall into the correct spacing and we’re able to keep the ball humming or keep the ball moving. We’re getting better, I think we’re past the initial stages.”

On what “Level 2” should look like:

“When we do catch [the ball], we’re not holding it, holding it, holding it, holding it, so the defense can load up and take us out of our stuff. So when quick decisions happen all the time and when we’re constantly touching the paint and we’re spacing the right way… when we’re doing those things at a pretty high level but pretty quickly, then we’ll start feeling pretty good about ourselves.”

On tuning out outside narratives:

“We lost three in a row and the world was falling apart around us and that was everyone’s mindset outside of our locker room. But our guys stayed here and they knew they weren’t playing well and that if we do the things we’re supposed to do consistently, we’ll figure it out. So never get too high, never get too low, try to stay even-keeled.”

On consistency being a separator:

“That’s one of my jobs is to help this team understand how great it can be and a big part of greatness is consistency. There are a lot of talented individuals in this world, forget basketball, even in your guys’ world, but they might not be consistent in their approach or in their work ethic or in this or that, and so they might not be great at their job. So as one of the leaders of this team, one of my jobs is to make sure I continue to try to push the group to be consistent in whatever we’re trying to do so we can be great.”

We talked Mitchell Robinson impact/extension, Josh Hart, Mike Brown and much more on The Putback with guest @JCMacriNBA of @KnickFilmSkool (link to full show in tweet below): pic.twitter.com/iTvE3lSMcM

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) November 7, 2025

Josh Hart​

On conceding he’s not the Knicks’ best rebounder:

“I always went back and forth with Mitch, saying I was the best rebounder on the team. I don’t think I was correct on that one. I’m man enough to say I was wrong. But man, Mitch… Mitch is just a freak.”

On the offense’s foundation:

“We’re building a good foundation, a foundation of guys being able to have freedom, be able to make reads and react without the ball and use screens. That’s good. Obviously the more and more games that we have under our belt, the more we understand the system, the more those things can really kick in.”

On slowly-but-surely understanding Brown’s system despite cold spells:

“I think we understand [the offense]. I think we’ve got smart guys. I don’t think there’s a certain number — like we put up 137, I don’t think that’s like, okay, we understand it. There’s going to be another game, hopefully not soon, where we put up like 98 and we still understand it, but we’re just not making shots. We’re where we want to be.”

On three-point defense variance making it easier on the Knicks:

“Teams are making shots. It’s the NBA, man — it goes in flows. We’ve played eight games, the next eight games we could have the best 3-point defense. It might not be because our defense is great, but just because some teams miss shots. As long as we’re flying around defensively, contesting shots, doing all we can, then we’re gonna live with the outcome, no matter what that outcome is.”

On respecting every opponent, even the Nets:

“I don’t even know how Brooklyn’s doing this year. I don’t know if they’re winning, losing, whatever it is. … If you don’t respect guys in the league, that’s when you’re going to find yourself on the losing column of games you should be winning.”

In light of Graham Gano’s comments about receiving death threats and abuse on social media, asked Jalen Brunson about his experience with it.

The #Knicks star opened up on what he’s dealt with:

"It’s definitely crossed a line a couple of times. Actually, I would say more… pic.twitter.com/OF66mZgyDa

— Jared Schwartz (@jschwartz115) November 7, 2025

Jalen Brunson​

On Mitchell Robinson’s offensive-rebounding gravity:

“Dude is just a monster, honestly. I saw the stat. He affects the game in so many different ways. When shots are going up, he needs two people boxing him out. Then you’ve got Josh flying in, Mikal flying in, OG flying in, KAT flying in — we’re getting another crack at it because of Mitch’s gravity. What he does on both sides of the ball is huge for us.”

On the need for better perimeter defense:

“We have to close out better, obviously. Being able to contain the ball better is definitely gonna help our group on defense. We’ve gotta stick to our technique and get better at it, and obviously limit the disadvantages on defense.”

On moving from “Level 1” to “Level 2” offensively:

“I think the understanding of Level One is good, it’s really good. I think we understand it, then we gotta get to the point where we’re just reacting. We’re a little hesitant on things. If something is wrong that we’re doing, but we go hard and do it with conviction, it doesn’t look like it’s wrong. It’s another thing in the offense that’s random. And then all of a sudden we’re at an advantage. We’re getting better at it. We’re looking at it every single day. Just gotta continue to be on the same page together.”

On what defines that “Level 2”:

“Reacting to things. Once we get to the point where we know every single counter to what we’re doing — when you know every single counter, when it comes, I have it. And because I have it and we’re just doing it, you don’t need to make calls. We’re just pointing out our stuff. Once we get to that point, we can talk about the next level.”

On social media abuse:

“It’s definitely crossed a line a couple of times. Actually, I would say more than a couple of times. Said some pretty messed-up [stuff].

“The way I deal with stuff like that, I have my circle, I have my family, they keep me level-headed — when it’s positive, when it’s negative. I have a very close circle that I turn to when I start to get doubt or I start to get nervous or see stuff like that. It’s tough to see, but I feel like the way I was raised, I use that stuff and I try to make it into something positive for me. And that’s a credit to my parents.

“I try not to let it get to me, but there are definitely times that I reach breaking points. I try not to let the world see it because people don’t really care about your problems, but I think that when my family is around, I’m allowed to be vulnerable, I’m allowed to say what’s on my mind, say what’s on my chest and not feel any certain way about it.

“But it definitely crosses a line. I think people need an outlet. No matter what your outlet is, when stuff like that, when stuff like that is happening, whether it’s positive or negative, you need to be able to say how you feel. It’s tough. I really don’t wish that on anybody. I don’t really don’t understand why people think it’s all right to press send when [stuff’s] hateful. When I say some [stuff] — the worst things you’re thinking of, it’s worse than that.”

NY fan "Yo KAT! You been my favorite center I swear to God. You started that shooting sht don't let nobody tell you…you already know that gangy…Yo I swear to God…Look at me I'm deadass: Yo, Keep Shooting Gang…WE GOING CRAZY NEXT GAME AIGHT? WE GOING CRAZY"

KAT “ I gotchu” pic.twitter.com/xLAadRd9Rw

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 8, 2025

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...cks-bulletin-im-man-enough-to-say-i-was-wrong

 

[New York Knicks]

Mike Brown is making the Knicks a math problem for their opponents

During each of his postgame press conferences, Mike Brown lists out a number of stats that he calls “the possession game”, which he describes as “free throw attempts + offensive rebounds – turnovers.”

In the team’s bounce-back win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, they won that battle 25-9. Through eight games, using the criteria Mike Brown has laid out, the Knicks are 6-2 in the possession game, and their record corresponds aside from their defeat in Milwaukee:

• vs CLE: 32-7
• vs BOS: 31-8
• @ MIA: 22-24
• @ MIL: 27-15
• @ CHI: 23-34
• vs CHI: 25-9
• vs WAS: 18-6
• vs MIN: 16-9

In how he speaks after games, it’s abundantly clear that he prioritizes this possession battle. His offensive philosophy is based around pace and space, and it’s clear to see how this leads to possessions. If you play faster, you get more opportunities to score. If you shoot more threes, you can score more points. If you grab more rebounds, you get extra possessions and limit the opponent’s ability to.

It adds up to a math problem for other teams when the Knicks are clicking —the same one the Celtics used to waltz to their 18th championship in 2024. While the Knicks lack the personnel to replicate that style of offense fully, there’s another way they make up for it to dominate the possession battle: offensive rebounding.

Despite the fact that the best offensive rebounder in basketball has been limited to 49 minutes, the Knicks lead the NBA in offensive rebounding, grabbing 15.3 a game. In terms of percentages, they’re seventh in OREB% (34.2%) and third in total rebounding share (54.2%), allowing them to control games and take more shots. They take the third-most shots, while allowing the second-least amount of shots, a seismic disparity that equates to 10 more field goal attempts per game for the Knicks.

When you combine that with the fourth-lowest turnover rate and giving up the third-least free throw attempts, the math is clearly on the side of the Knicks, night in and night out.

Against Minnesota, the Knicks didn’t play great defense overall. The Timberwolves shot 48.2% from the field and 47.5% from three. They made 19 three-pointers in total, continuing a concerning trend of teams shooting the lights out against the Knicks. Despite that, they lost by 23. How is that possible?

Well, not only did the Knicks have a great offensive game, including an 83-point second half that was tied for their best in 37 years, but they demolished them on the boards.

View Link

On the final possession of the first quarter, Robinson grabbed two offensive rebounds, including being at the right place at the right time on a truly horrific airball by Jalen Brunson that shall not be shown again.

View Link

This is the first of many examples of the effort being on another level. Towns sprints from beyond the free-throw line and would not be denied for this putback layup.

View Link

This rebound didn’t even lead to a basket, but it just shows you the mentality of this team. Brunson has no business trying to grab a rebound like this, and nobody would bat an eye if he just let it fall into his college teammate’s hands, yet what does he do? He jumps up and rips it out of his hands, not sulking in the midst of a frustrating game, and generates an extra possession.

We’ve talked about the rebounding and the turnovers, but where are things at with the three-pointers?

While the Knicks are currently surrendering way too many threes, they’re doing their part with a ton of volume. Some hot shooting in the last week has vaulted them back into the top half of the league in efficiency. But are the shots they’re taking quality looks, or are they forcing it?

Well, 37.5 of the Knicks’ 43.6 attempts from the perimeter per game are classified as either open or wide open. For reference, 37.5 3PA/G would qualify as the 14th highest mark in the league, so these looks are in-rhythm, open, and the right shots to take. An added bonus? Three-quarters of their attempts are coming off of zero dribbles, with a vast majority of those being catch-and-shoot. Off-the-dribble threes are converted at a much lower rate than swinging it to an open man.

The Knicks feature two of the most dynamic corner shooters in basketball in OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges, and both are terrorizing teams to start 2025-26. Through six games, the Knicks lead the NBA in 12.9 corner three attempts per game and are shooting a blistering 45.6%.

Granted, several players are in slumps to start the season. Brunson and Towns are shooting about 34% combined on nearly 13 attempts a game when both are capable of shooting at a 40% clip. The team is also still waiting for the Guerschon Yabusele from 2024-25 to show up in New York. He might’ve gotten stuck in traffic on I-95.

The added volume does seem to be benefiting a number of shooters, however. OG Anunoby is currently shooting a blistering 41.4% on eight attempts a night, while his wingmate Mikal Bridges is at 56.4% on 5.4 attempts. Deuce McBride and Landry Shamet, despite some inconsistencies, are also over 40% on over four attempts a night.

It all adds up to a team full of guys who can shoot threes, taking a lot of them, a team full of energy guys feasting on the boards, and a coach that’s pushing them to play to their strengths as much as humanly possible.

It makes you think what things could look like when everyone is clicking.

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...unson-mitchell-robinson-bridges-anunoby-towns

 

[New York Knicks]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘We have not provoked him enough to make him yell at us yet’

The wait is over, and the Knicks will finally play JV basketball today when they face the Nets.

New York has defeated Brooklyn four consecutive times, all of them last season, following the trade for Mikal Bridges. The overall streak? NYK W10. Uh, oh.

Here’s the latest we heard at the practices held at Tarrytown on Friday and Saturday.

Smile your Knicks play today pic.twitter.com/FhxN45gRU3

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 9, 2025

Mike Brown​

On using practice time effectively:

“You usually don’t have practice time like this so you try to take advantage of it as best as possible. There’s a lot that we still need to clean up and get better at, and we’re trying to introduce things slowly. A lot of it I didn’t do during the preseason. We just played out of our foundation so that they could start understanding how to play the game of basketball on both sides of the floor and not rely on any tricks or anything like that.”

On bringing joy and fun into the season:

“It’s extremely important. One of our values is joy. One of our principles or rules is to have fun. If you’re gonna preach something or say something, you gotta be about it. We try to find different ways to find that joy or to try to help our players have fun, because the season can be long and it can be monotonous. Sometimes when it’s that way, it can get boring.”

On recognizing defensive contributions:

“You’re gonna recognize who scored 30 or who had 15 assists or 15 rebounds. Sometimes, it’s about ‘OK, who came in and changed the game defensively? Who guarded the ball well? Who got a ton of deflections that you guys might not be charting? Who challenged shots better than anyone else or who took two charges that game?’ We wanna give those guys some recognition because we want people to understand it’s not just about the guy that scored 30 or had 15 assists. There are other guys contributing in other ways that we all need to take a look at. So we just try to shine a light a little extra brighter to help everyone understand it’s a team game.”

On learning player communication by mentors Kerr and Popovich:

“(Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich) were the best communicators I’ve been around. It just seems really natural for them, and I don’t think they ever felt that you can over-communicate. So I try to take that from both of them. And I’m human, I’m gonna make mistakes and forget about this or forget about that or don’t do this or don’t do that, but I try to communicate as best I can with guys whether it’s in practice, shootaround or even over the course of a game. Because guys have questions. Everybody has questions all the time and sometimes they may not want to ask because they may not feel it’s appropriate, so I try to be proactive in just letting them know what’s going on to erase any doubt that they have in their mind.”

On his leadership philosophy:

“Basically what it is, is as a leader, you’ve gotta give hope while defining reality. So it doesn’t matter who it is, you’ve gotta keep it real with them. If somebody goes left or right or off, you’ve gotta tell them the truth, and there’s different ways of telling the truth. Sometimes you may have to yell. Sometimes you may just have to talk. Sometimes you may ask them, ‘Should you have done this or that?’ But you’ve got to define reality and keep it real with everybody so that guys know we’re all in this together.”

@overtime
Harder path to pro NBA or NFL? Be honest S/O to @Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies and Mikal Bridges for pulling up to the Lunch Table this week! This Clip is from Lunchbox’s Newest Ep! “Basketball vs Football ft. Mikal Bridges” OUT NOW on YT just Subscribe to @Overtimelunchbox to join the lunch table! #nbatok #nfltok #nba #nfl #sportsdebate

♬ original sound – Overtime

Mikal Bridges​

On developing chemistry with OG Anunoby:

“I think we have a synergy. It’s just trying to play the right way and doing what we do defensively and trying to make the right play and be aggressive. When it comes down to me and OG, we started to get that synergy. It’s starting to happen. Especially in this defense where we’re shifting and stuff like that. With OG, we’re starting to randomly figure each other out. It sometimes just takes time. No matter how close we are off the court, it takes time defensively. You just need reps. I think it’s starting to come to fruition for me and him. I think it’s just understanding each other.”

On Mike Brown’s accountability style:

“He holds guys accountable, but he doesn’t really yell. He gets on you, but it’s all love and it’s all things you know you should be doing. You kind of know what you should be doing better. He’s just talking to you. For anybody, you can be the best player or the youngest player on the team. He’s going to set you straight every single guy, don’t let nobody off the hook. I think it just shows a lot.”

On Mike Brown’s teaching style and reminders:

“Sometimes even if you didn’t do anything wrong, Mike does a great job of that. For example, in the game, I think he was taking me out and telling me what the minutes were going to be. He kind of let me know, ‘I’m taking you out right now not because you did anything wrong — it’s just that we’re putting you back at this moment.’ It’s just communication. Sometimes you can be playing hard and you don’t know if you messed up on a couple of things. If you get taken out, you’re kind of looking around, and it’s like, ‘Did I do something wrong?’ Verbalizing that gives you confidence. You’re not wondering.”

On establishing a new Knicks tradition with the postgame defensive award:

“It’s dope, man. I think sometimes because it’s a defensive thing, and you can be upset with yourself on the offensive end, but you play a helluva job on defense and your coaches are going to reward you with that. I think it’s a thing that helps with the mental. We all want to contribute on both ends. To have that for coaches to showcase and put the light on you — there’s games where things might not be going your way offensively but at least you are doing all the right things defensively.”

View this post on Instagram

Karl-Anthony Towns​

On starting strong at home, where the Knicks are 5-0:

“It means everything. That’s why you fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs. You want to be the best in front of your fans and you want to protect home at all costs. So for us to start 5–0 is great, but we’ve got a lot more work to do. There’s 82 games in a season, so we’re not satisfied with the five wins.”

On Mike Brown’s unique approach:

“The experiences are always different, but Mike is different from any coach I’ve ever dealt with, and his system is different than I’ve ever dealt with. But every coach has their different quirks that make them who they are.”

On using this week’s time off to reset:

“We just get some rest, see family, recharge, just get your priorities and everything straight and take care of your family. People have kids and lives outside of basketball, obviously, so just get to regroup a little bit.”

Jalen Brunson​

On Mike Brown’s accountability style:

“We have not provoked him enough to make him yell at us yet. He definitely holds people accountable, right then and there. We appreciate that. That’s gonna help us get better.”

Leave him alone he can park it wherever he wants pic.twitter.com/sctRMIV4p9

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 9, 2025

Josh Hart​

On Mike Brown’s demeanor:

“Nah, he’s not really a screamer. I think he’ll do a good job of holding you accountable.”

SHAKING OFF & TAKING OFF https://t.co/ZqgY9L87sR pic.twitter.com/PROr6DOS2V

— NBA (@NBA) November 9, 2025

Source: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/...rovoked-him-enough-to-make-him-yell-at-us-yet