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The New York Knicks climbed back into the win column, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 123-111. The team came back to life at the Garden.
New York needed time to jumpstart their offense, and the Clippers’ crafty vets challenged the Knicks’ defense. That helped LA take a halftime lead, but the energy still felt different from New York.
The Knicks’ ball movement was better, partly because the Clippers pressed the ball out of Jalen Brunson’s hand and partly because everyone else stepped up their aggression. New York’s defensive effort picked up from the second quarter on, and the Clippers faded by the end of both halves.
Karl-Anthony Towns improved with each quarter, culminating in a fourth-quarter explosion that set the Knicks on their path to a double-digit victory. But he’s not the only player to snap out of a lull, as the entire rotation made positive contributions.
Let’s breathe a sigh of relief while we go over each contributor.
