What was it that Mike Tyson once said? Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. The Knicks got punched in the mouth Sunday afternoon.
Maybe the Heat could sense at halftime — when they were only down five and it felt like it should be 15 — that they could steal this, especially with the KnicksMaybe all of these things contributed to theSunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. That resounding result stole home-court right away from the Knicks and left 19,812 spectators feeling a little bit like theater fans who pack the seats for a big show, only to see a slew of understudies take the stage.You start there, sure.
So was the fact that as the Heat seized control of the game, the Knicks kept allowing Miami players to leak behind them for easy layups. So was the fact that, after Jimmy Butler rolled his ankle late in the fourth, and looked for a time like he might pass out, the Knicks never exploited that on either side of the floor, even though Butler was completely hobbled.
So was this, which might’ve been the biggest factor: In a season when Brunson has been in the middle of every good thing that has happened to the Knicks, on Suday he was in the middle of every scuffle and struggle. He finished with 25 points, but missed all seven of his 3s and had five turnovers.“Today,” he said, “I was horrific.”The Knicks can survive either Brunson playing poorly or Randle having to watch the game in civvies. It is hard for them to do so when both things happen.
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