With two new starters and several new rotation pieces due to trades and injuries, the Knicks are attempting to build chemistry on the fly.
Mikal Bridges has played in the Garden as a collegian at Villanova, as a visiting player in the NBA and in the preseason wearing a Knicks uniform., Bridges and fellow newcomer Karl-Anthony Towns will play their first regular-season game at MSG on Friday night against the Pacers,
Towns had a quiet 12 points and seven rebounds, and Bridges finished with 16 after being held scoreless in the first half. He also admittedly had a poor game defensively while primarily guarding Jayson Tatum, who buried eight treys and finished with 37 points.The Knicks’ blowout loss to the Celtics highlighted what Tom Thibodeau and Co. have to fix“I think all of us were just not putting enough pressure on the ball, and I think they just felt too comfortable,” Bridges said.
Jalen Brunson said the Knicks have “no choice” but to build chemistry if they want to be a good team.Still, as All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson pointed out after the Boston massacre, the lack of familiarity is “no excuse” for the Knicks getting their “ass kicked.” “Just as a team, we did not show up. And that, it starts with me,” Brunson said Thursday. “Practice harder, be better at it. reps and honestly just being better. It’s as simple as that. You can talk about X’s and O’s. But you’ve just got to start the game . We didn’t show up.
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