Knicks’ string of ‘lulls’ to start games finally catching up to them
NY Post
Slow starts have plagued the Knicks in recent games, even at home, and constantly overcoming those early deficits is a lot to ask of any NBA team.
The Knicks fell behind by eight points early in the first quarter Tuesday night against the Magic and by 13 within the first six minutes two nights later against the Hornets, only to post stirring comeback victories in both of those games at the Garden.
Tom Thibodeau’s team wasn’t able to do it again Saturday night, however, after spotting an opponent another double-digit lead (16 points) in the opening session of a 120-111 loss to the Pistons.
“We lacked energy in that first quarter. Didn’t come out aggressive, physical,” said Josh Hart, who was ejected after receiving his second technical foul late in the game. “We just gotta be better.
“There’s been a couple of lulls in the first quarter that we’ve gotta fix. We can’t always try to dig ourselves out of holes.”
Or, as Jalen Brunson put it afterward: “The game starts at 7:30. We’ve gotta be ready at 7:30.”
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