By midnight, it will be March, the time of year where Knicks fans are usually stuck on tankathon.com while waiting for another season to mercifully end. This year, however, Knicks fans will wake up tomorrow with a team currently in fourth place at 18-17 in the Eastern Conference. Sure, the NBA schedule has been pushed back, but we are above .500 after 35 games for the first time in eight years.
Sunday’s game with the humble Detroit Pistons played a trap, with the Knicks on the second night of a rugby game after a 48-minute war with the Pacers one night earlier. The first half was ugly, but the good guys walked away with a 48-37 lead thanks to a timely three-point shot.
Over the past few weeks, this club has struggled to come out of halftime. However, it was not Sunday as Julius Randle and RJ Barrett dominated the Pistons while the Knicks stretched their lead past 20 points.
Julius played with the Pistons in the second half, and he jumped into a raps like spring melo Melo.
When I came in tonight, I thought RJ Barrett would be a big key for the Knicks as the one pair of young legs in the starting lineup. He definitely performed for the Knicks, with 21 points at 8-13.
Let’s also give credit to Nerlens Noel, who was an animal again, and he played many minutes with Taj Gibson.
I will say it again: we are higher than. 500 people. Summary to come.