Rockets Fall To The Knicks At Home

This season, he has averaged 1.5 blocks per game, tying the Knicks’ rookie record with seven rejections against the Houston Rockets last Saturday night. But he showed a little of everything Saturday night, including a lefty hook and righty hook. Tim Duncan scored 10, assisted four and contributed 10 rebounds for Spurs, while Mike Conley added 16 points, three rebounds and five assists for the Grizzlies.

Porzingis is averaging 12.8 points and 8.6 rebounds this season and he has been shooting over 40 percent from the field. In case you were wondering, the Knicks’ last season sweep over the Rockets came in 2002-03. Gone were concerns about his thin frame or lackluster defense when he was bullying Houston on the glass and nightmarishly pursuing every James Harden layup attempt. This disrupts flow and chemistry, two things the Knicks are desperately lacking in their fourth quarter offense.

With this in mind, Porzingis now finds himself as a premier candidate to take the reigns as the Knicks’ long-term center.

So moments after scoring 29 points Tuesday in the best game of his young career, the 20-year-old forward dutifully fetched towels for his veteran NY Knicks teammates.

Instead of jealousy over Porzingis’ sudden fame, Anthony is relishing it, becoming “a big brother” as promised in training camp. Afflalo was injured to start the season, but since coming back he has played well and he gives the Knicks a solid offensive option alongside Anthony. Things change quickly in the National Basketball Association. He leads all rookies with three offensive rebounds per game. They beat the 2-9 Lakers by four points and edged the 1-11 Pelicans by eight points, both at home. This was best displayed during Summer League, when he was tasked with guarding fellow rookie sensation Jahlil Okafor. They’ve meshed well with the six returning Knicks, and it’s helped this group look like a team. “They made a bunch of cuts to the basket where we just weren’t physical enough”, Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.

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Fast starts have been common during the Knicks’ winning streak. The Knicks (8-6) snapped an 11-game series losing streak and won for the first time in Houston since November 18, 2004. He also missed a shot in transition that turned into an adventure with a wild dribble that appeared to be a violation but went uncalled.

“After [Tuesday’s] win, the sales over three days equaled all the sales from last week”. What was a nip-and-tuck affair throughout – neither team led by more than seven points – reached a crescendo in the fourth quarter, with the teams trading mini-spurts down to the stretch.

On Saturday, Anthony was hampered by foul trouble and finished with 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting.