Tuesday night was ugly for the New York Knicks.
While they can be forgiven in the argument that it was not only ring night for the Boston Celtics, but the defending champs tied an NBA record for threes converted in a single game, the 132-109 final score was nowhere near up to what the Knicks expect of themselves going forward this season.
In their home opener against the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks showed just how much of a fluke their opening night loss was. The 123-98 win over the team that eliminated them in the playoffs last season showed the resolve the team possesses, and how good they can be.
“I love the way our guys responded to the game,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Just I thought the fight was a lot greater, the togetherness, and I thought helping each other out was a lot better. And so as the communication improves, I think we are still a work in progress, we have to get a feel, but the way we played together, and guys did a lot of different things.”
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