The Knicks were trounced by the Wizards in Monday’s 120-103 preseason loss.
Here are 3 observations:
“It’s important,” Brown said. “We want to try to give some guys some extended minutes to take a look at them tonight. It’s important because they’ve all been busting their behinds and making that decision is extremely tough.”
Unfortunately, none of them made a good impression.
It was a blowout from tipoff till the final buzzer.
The defense was atrocious, allowing a ridiculous 75 points in the first half on a glut of wide open 3-pointers. Who came out looking the best? Landry Shamet, who is fighting for a roster spot but didn’t play Tuesday because of an illness.
The Wizards were playing on the second night of a back-to-back and also rested starters — namely Khris Middleton, Alex Sarr and CJ McCollum— but they still bulldozed the Knicks.
So what was the highlight for New York? A gutsy timeout performance from a fan, who won Tic Tac Toe at half-court by sprinting and diving with the winning X in the corner square.
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