Detroit – The Knicks heard all the chatter about their toughness, or their lack of it.
They came out in Game 3 where they decided to bully the bully.
With just one minute left in the first quarter of the collision with the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night, Mitchell Robinson and Paul Reid were dusted before the town of Karl Antony entered and shoved Reid.
Reed actively tried to return to town, but was restrained by officials.
Robinson and Reed were issued double technology, and additional technology was also issued to the town.
It gave the piston one free throw, but Cade Cunningham missed it afterwards.
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The Knicks then led 30-27, finishing the first quarter 33-27.
On Thursday morning, Tobias Harris delved into the Knicks’ toughness a bit.
“It’s certainly another dynamic,” Harris, who played the Knicks in the playoffs against the 76ers last year, said of this year’s Knicks team being compared to last year. “That’s what I’m going to say. …It’s part of our game plan.”
In the first quarter, Jalen Brunson was given a terrible one foul for slap Tim Hardaway Jr. in the face while the latter took a shot.
It urged a loud chant of “F – K You Brunson” throughout the loud arena.
