Mike Brown: The team president said we played like a high-level wildcard game
6686 Sports November 15th News: In the NBA Cup group stage, the Knicks defeated the Heat 140-132 at home today. Their season record reached 8 wins and 4 losses, rising to second place in the Eastern Conference.
In the post-game interview, Knicks coach Mike Brown commented on the team's performance: "Leon Rose (Knicks president) said that our game was like a high-level wild ball game, and the space on the court was completely widened. I think he described it well. Both our teams were running constantly and it was difficult to defend."
"Tonight, the individual performance of our players was indeed outstanding: Mitchell Robinson grabbed 18 rebounds, Bridges finished. With 7 interceptions, Clarkson scored 24 points. More importantly, he grabbed 4 offensive rebounds, while Hart scored a triple-double. By the way, he was still our best defensive player tonight, and he grabbed all 4 50-50 ball possessions. Got it. We finally managed to win the ball, and every chance he got was crucial. His triple-double performance tonight was really amazing."
"Among our team's 48 goals, there were 32 assists. , but what amazes me most is: In this 48-minute high-tempo game, we only made 8 mistakes! Facing a team like the Heat that likes physical confrontation and constant collision-and the referees usually do not whistle these actions-in the absence of Brunson, we only made 8 mistakes in the entire game. I must take my hat off to every player in the lounge." Immediately accelerate the breakthrough, head straight, and take the initiative to hit you with the slightest physical contact, and then get to the free throw line. This is the first time that we won the game when the opponent made more than 30 free throws. It was too difficult to prevent them from getting to the free throw line. It’s difficult. We must continue to improve our defense and show more hand movements. We hope that the referees will call fewer such violations next time.”
The Knicks players made a total of 29 free throws in this game and committed 23 violations. Heat players took a total of 34 free throws and also had 23 violations.
