INDIANAPOLIS — While Jalen Brunson was forced to go 2-of-13 in the first half against a swarm of double and triple teams, the Knicks’ other two starting guards opened the game with great offensive rhythm. did.
Donte DiVincenzo and Miles McBride each scored 15 points through the first two quarters.
But while Brunson managed to pick things up, scoring 26 of his 31 points after the hiatus, the rest of the duo slumped in the second half of Friday night’s 116-103 loss to the Pacers, and their combined totals He only scored 7 points.
“I think they were just flying around,” McBride, who has started the past two games, said of the Pacers after the game. “They were rotating pretty well and trying to force us off the 3-point line. I think a lot of that came from us getting stopped and not getting stopped.”
Brunson struggled to get going in the first half, but McBride and DiVincenzo each shot 12-of-18 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, to keep the Knicks within 30 points. Ta.
However, DiVincenzo only made two free throws in the final two quarters and missed all four of his field goal attempts.
McBride also attempted just four shots and made two, adding to his total of five points.
“I’m going to watch the film again and see how we can adjust offensively,” DiVincenzo said. “We are at our best when [we are] Go left and right, go downhill and spray the ball.
“I think they did a good job of taking away everything we were doing, so you have to give them credit. But at the same time, you also make adjustments. How we won games all season I have no doubt that I will respond on Sunday.”
