He had scored 32 points in his Knicks debut on Wednesday night, including 12 points on four three-point field goals in the two overtimes to help the Knicks to a win over Boston. That left Fournier feeling at home even though it’s no longer his home. The crowd was decidedly pro-Knicks, filled with transplants and snowbirds adorned in blue and orange. It was the home opener for the Magic, but it hardly felt like it. Fournier scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half, hitting four three-pointers, and Quickley scored 16. Randle finished with 21 points to lead seven Knicks in double figures and added 10 rebounds and seven assists.
I don’t have no bad blood with those guys." Hard foul me and I’m going to push you regardless, I don’t care. Maybe they’re trying to build a culture or whatever it is. You’re up 30, 35, whatever it was, open- court layup, dunk, me personally, I would just let it go," Randle said. fouled him hard and Randle got up and shoved him, drawing a technical foul. The Knicks sank 10 threes in the fourth quarter - three by Quickley, two each by Alec Burks and Obi Toppin and one each by rookie Quentin Grimes, Derrick Rose and Julius Randle.Īfter Randle hit his three, he swiped a pass and took off on a fast break with the Knicks up by 31 and 4:30 to play. The lead ballooned to 69-35 early in the third quarter, and after a 22-4 spurt by the Magic cut the gap to 73-57 and gave Thibodeau film to show his team ahead of the Sunday rematch in New York, they again went up by 34 late in the fourth quarter. This one turned ugly early as a 16-0 Knicks run to end the first quarter gave them a 36-16 lead. They attempted only 34 shots from inside the arc Friday night.īy clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. The Knicks came into training camp with a goal of shooting about 40 per game, but they hoisted 45 in the opener and followed that with 54. We might be able to beat it again."Ĭhallenge set and likely accepted. And then Thibs wants us to shoot more threes. "Honestly, we might be able to break it again as far as the way we play together, the way we move the ball," Quickley said.
As it was, they set franchise records for most three-pointers made with 24 and attempted with 54, shattering the stylistic stereotypes of coach Tom Thibodeau’s teams and beating the Magic, 121-96, to improve to 2-0. Maybe he and his Knicks teammates could have covered both eyes Friday night and still rained in three-pointers over the Magic. But he immediately got back in the action, hitting three consecutive three-point field goals and putting a hand over one of his eyes. ORLANDO - Immanuel Quickley had to slow down the Knicks for a moment in the fourth quarter, stopping as he lost a contact lens, caught it before it hit the ground and reinserted it.
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