Knicks’ high-octane offense is firing at an absolutely historic pace
NY Post
The high-powered Knicks lead the NBA in offensive rating, something they’ve never done for a full season since the league started tracking the metric that measures points scored per 100 possessions.
The Knicks’ league-best offensive rating of 121.0 entering Thursday’s home game against the Hornets also marks their highest since at least the 1996-97 season, according to NBA.com.
“I just think it’s all-around play. Playing unselfishly, creating advantages for each other, taking good shots,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said before Tuesday’s 121-106 win over the Magic. “We want to be top 10 on both sides of the ball.
“But I think we established that for the past couple of years, we’ve been pretty highly rated offensively.”
Indeed, Thibodeau’s team finished seventh in the NBA in offensive rating last season at 117.3 points per 100 possessions, and fourth in 2022-23 at 117.0.
Only two other times in the previous 25 seasons had they ranked in the top 10 — a third-place finish under Mike Woodson in 2012-13 (109.8) and fifth under Mike D’Antoni (109.9) in 2010-11.
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