The Knicks are getting Miles McBride and Jericho Sims some recreation reps as the 2 look forward to extra possibilities to contribute.
The younger duo, each of their second 12 months with the group, had been assigned to the Knicks’ G-League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, for its recreation towards the Faculty Park Skyhawks on Thursday evening. The Knicks didn’t observe on Thursday after taking part in three video games in 4 nights.
The lively 6-foot-9 Sims has carried out properly for the Knicks when given a possibility, averaging 4.7 factors, 4.9 rebounds and one block in 13.9 minutes, however he hasn’t seen rotational minutes within the final three contests. He was instrumental within the Knicks’ two finest wins of the 12 months, on the street towards the Nuggets and Jazz, and performed properly just lately within the slender loss at house to the Path Blazers.
For the time being, Sims is the odd man out within the group’s heart rotation, as Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein obtain the majority of the minutes. McBride acquired a couple of restricted possibilities to play whereas Derrick Rose and Cam Reddish had been out, however he has returned to his position on the bench because the duo returned.
It was a busy and difficult month of November for the Knicks. It included 4 back-to-backs and 11 video games towards groups above the .500 mark. They went 7-9. December figures to be simpler. Simply two back-to-backs, that are each at house, and of the Knicks’ 15 video games, solely 5 are towards groups with profitable data in the intervening time.
The Knicks’ 4 house wins in 10 video games are tied for the second-fewest within the Japanese Convention. Solely the Pistons and the Hornets have much less. They every have three. Their six street victories (in 12 alternatives), although, are second within the convention, behind solely the Celtics’ seven.
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