Game 35: Knicks vs @OKC: 1/3/2025; 8:00pm NBA-TV

[NoDopeOnSundays]

This was not a game for Kolek yet. This is not Washington.

You just saw them get quality minutes from Ajay Mitchell, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and the other J Williams. Our team ran out of gas yet again, play the goddamn bench even if it goes down 5-10, the starters could close the gap if they're fresh. The teams net and specifically DRTG rating in the 4th are awful because these guys gas out.

Yet Thibs was force to bring in Brunson back early cause Cam gave us zero and OKC was making that key run.

Give Kolek a minute, why would you bring back Payne after his first half? Go look at how minutes our guys played, then look at theirs.


The 2nd round rookie played 13 minutes for them, they were positive, just giving our guys a rest would help.

[Zenzibar]

This was not a game for Kolek yet. This is not Washington.

You just saw them get quality minutes from Ajay Mitchell, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and the other J Williams. Our team ran out of gas yet again, play the goddamn bench even if it goes down 5-10, the starters could close the gap if they're fresh. The teams net and specifically DRTG rating in the 4th are awful because these guys gas out.

Yeah I'm tired of this excuse. Either Leon sucks for not getting a bench or thibs sucks for not playing em. Either way it's an issue

We lost to a great team and we had zero bench points. Precious and Cam gave us zero, while their bench guy Wiggins, killed us.

[Nicnac]

Fix our bench, and we can cook
They got 44 points off the bench
We got 5

Can our bench score when not in the game?. Lol. Lol. Lol

[Nicnac]

How do the Knicks go away from Bridges and KAT for most of the 4th?

BRUNSON!! DADDIES BOY

[NoDopeOnSundays]

This was not a game for Kolek yet. This is not Washington.

You just saw them get quality minutes from Ajay Mitchell, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and the other J Williams. Our team ran out of gas yet again, play the goddamn bench even if it goes down 5-10, the starters could close the gap if they're fresh. The teams net and specifically DRTG rating in the 4th are awful because these guys gas out.

Yeah I'm tired of this excuse. Either Leon sucks for not getting a bench or thibs sucks for not playing em. Either way it's an issue

It's ridiculous, this is the least a bench has played in 20 years, does anyone really think this is the absolute worst bench the NBA has seen in those 20 years? Just ridiculous, this team is eventually going to fall apart, or lose more games like this where they just run out of gas.

[Jesus Juice]

We gonna blame a lot of people for this loss, but really this game turned after OG took that spill, he stopped attacking hard after that and the energy left the team..

Really??? So it wasn't jb jocking and thibs just watching and not coaching. Really??? This has hero ball daddies son written all over it

I said what I said, the game turned after he took the spill, that doesn’t mean JB isn’t at fault, but the team dynamic changed once OG lost his aggression.

[Guano]

You just saw them get quality minutes from Ajay Mitchell, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and the other J Williams. Our team ran out of gas yet again, play the goddamn bench even if it goes down 5-10, the starters could close the gap if they're fresh. The teams net and specifically DRTG rating in the 4th are awful because these guys gas out.

Yeah I'm tired of this excuse. Either Leon sucks for not getting a bench or thibs sucks for not playing em. Either way it's an issue

It's ridiculous, this is the least a bench has played in 20 years, does anyone really think this is the absolute worst bench the NBA has seen in those 20 years? Just ridiculous, this team is eventually going to fall apart, or lose more games like this where they just run out of gas.

And that's the half of it. How are we getting to the playoffs healthy?

Thibs is playing to desperately win battles when we have a war to win. He is shortsighted. And I blame Leon for it. He is the head of this get it under control.

[stuporman]

How do the Knicks go away from Bridges and KAT for most of the 4th?

BRUNSON!! DADDIES BOY

Go away ballboy

[Guano]

You just saw them get quality minutes from Ajay Mitchell, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and the other J Williams. Our team ran out of gas yet again, play the goddamn bench even if it goes down 5-10, the starters could close the gap if they're fresh. The teams net and specifically DRTG rating in the 4th are awful because these guys gas out.

Yeah I'm tired of this excuse. Either Leon sucks for not getting a bench or thibs sucks for not playing em. Either way it's an issue

We lost to a great team and we had zero bench points. Precious and Cam gave us zero, while their bench guy Wiggins, killed us.

They played 8 mins a piece. Not much time to do much

[WaltFrazier]

We were up 14 with the ball to take the last shot at the end of the 3rd

Bridges shot too early and we gave up a layup

5 point swing.

To start the 4th the offense came out like trash and let OKC go on a run with SGA sitting

That's where the game was lost.

Maybe the coach has something to do with all of that?

Yeah the game turned on that end of third start of 4th.

Also Shamet and Payne are decent solid vets but not good enough for this level of playoff type game, compared to OKCs young bench studs. We missed Deuce but then they didn't have Caruso, never mind Chet. Thibs just has to bite the bullet and play bench guys more. The effect of minutes on the starters was never so clear as this 4th quarter.