As the Knicks made a charge in the fourth quarter, a backcourt to which they have devoted hundreds of millions of dollars watched from the bench.
RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson were benched for the entire period and much of the third quarter in Sunday’sThe Knicks, who allowed their most points in a game in 16 years, were gashed from the outside in. A dominant Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knifed his way through defenders en route to 37 points.
Barrett picked up his fourth foul on Gilgeous-Alexander two minutes and two seconds into the third quarter, was subbed out and never returned. Noah K. Murray-NY Post As the Knicks’ starters had no answers and Giddey did some of everything, Brunson was replaced by Derrick Rose with 4:46 left in the third quarter and also never reentered.
The Knicks, who were down by as many as 19 points, outscored the Thunder by six in the fourth quarter without their starting backcourt. Immanuel Quickley and Cam Reddish sparked the offense and, in the late going, were flanked by Julius Randle, Evan Fournier and Jericho Sims. Tom Thibodeau benched Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett for the fourth quarter.“We just got behind by so much,” head coach Tom Thibodeau said of Barrett’s benching.
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