Mitchell Robinson was clear: He’s joyful together with his function on the Knicks. His tweet Tuesday, responding to a fan asking if he had ever considered working with Amar’e Stoudemire on his non-existent submit recreation, wasn’t a knock on anybody.
“The way in which we play just isn't set for me to do any strikes,” the middle tweeted in his response to the fan.
When requested concerning the tweet, Robinson mentioned it was “my enterprise.” Concerning his function with the Knicks, he mentioned: “If I used to be sad, I wouldn’t have [done] what I got here out right here and did immediately and final recreation. I might’ve simply chilled out and simply [said], ‘Oh properly.’ ”
Robinson, certainly, left all of it out on the ground Wednesday night time, scoring 15 factors and grabbing 20 rebounds within the Knicks’ 109-103 loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Of the 20 boards, 11 had been on the offensive glass. He was the lone Knick with a optimistic ranking (plus-four).
“That was one of many extra spectacular efforts I’ve seen from a person on the offensive boards,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer mentioned. “He was relentless.”
Robinson mentioned he nonetheless doesn’t really feel one hundred pc after a sprained proper knee price him eight video games. He mentioned he’s engaged on his stamina and conditioning, although he did play 33 minutes Wednesday after logging 26 minutes Tuesday in a win over the Pistons.
“From the final time we performed [the Bucks], I needed to come out with a distinct mindset,” Robinson mentioned, referring to his five-point, nine-rebound effort in a loss to Milwaukee on Oct. 30. “Final time we performed them, I virtually fouled out and I wasn’t myself. I needed to be taught from my mistake final recreation and I introduced it to this recreation.”
So far as figuring out with Stoudemire, because the fan requested, Robinson appeared ambivalent.
“If he involves the health club we will work out, yeah,” he mentioned.
Quentin Grimes made his sixth straight begin at capturing guard and completed with seven factors and 5 rebounds in 34 minutes. After lacking a lot of the primary month of the season as a result of a left foot harm, Grimes is starting to hit his stride.
“He’s been actually good. Defensively, he’s been terrific,” coach Tom Thibodeau mentioned. “I feel he’s beginning to discover his rhythm now offensively. We knew it will take a while. He provides so much. He guards a number of positions, multiple-effort man.”
Ryan Arcidiacono (sprained left ankle) was out. … The Bucks had been with out Khris Middleton (left wrist), who has but to play this season. He's “shut” to creating his season debut, Budenholzer mentioned.
Isaiah Hartenstein solely performed 10 minutes, however Thibodeau mentioned that was as a result of the Knicks wished to verify Julius Randle or Robinson was on the ground to defend Antetokounmpo each time he was on the market. … Jalen Brunson turned his proper ankle early within the first quarter and went into the locker took to get it taped up earlier than returning late within the quarter. He mentioned afterward that he was positive.
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