Recapping week #22 for the New York Knicks
- Updated thePeachBasket Objective Power Rankings in the East and overall
- Top performers, by average
- A look at the week ahead
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Thisisweek22ofthe2023,24andMayseason.
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It'sfinallyover,whichmeansit'stimetorunitback.
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ThisisrunningbackMDAWeekendReview,NewYorkMixedEdition.
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I'mJohnCamacho,contributoratthepeacepassing.net.
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Thisistheshowwherewe'llrecaptheweekfortheNewYorkNixandthenhighlightnextweek'smatchups.
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First,we'llstartwiththepowerrankings.
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Let'sstartbytakingalookatwhattheteamlandsatthePeacePassers-objective
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PowerRankingsasofthisweek.
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Themixofranksseven,somethinguponespotfromnumbereightlastweek.
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TheNewYorkNicarbockerswent21andweek22withthegamesagainstthecoldeststatewarriors,winning119to112,
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losingagainsttheDenverNuggetsto113andwinningagainstBrooklynNets105to93.
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ThetopperformersintheWarriorsgame,HartandSteinwasplus26,plusrunsinswith34points.
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Wehavemileswithbridewith29pointsandHarthad10points,11reboundsand11assists.
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NoonebelievedthattheNewYorkNixwouldreallybeabletobeattheDenverNuggets.
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Soit'snosurprisetheylost.
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WejusthavetowaituntilMr.Robinson,JuliusRandallandOzeanaregoingtogethealthy.
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ThetopperformersinthatgamewereJalenBrunsonwith26pointsandIZandHartSteinwith20points.
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AndthentheycontinuetheirBrooklynBurrowdominancebybeatingtheBrooklynNets.
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NixhadwonthelastfivegamesagainsttheNets.
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Brunsonscored30points,Raysrownreturnedfrominjurywith30pointsand9reboundsand7assists
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shooting8from8fromthefreethrowline.
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TheNixoutscoredtheNets,33to18inthefourthquarter,atoughlossfortheNets,
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whereIscoredtheNix36to26inthethirdquarter.
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ItlookedliketheNetsweregoingtowin,buttheyfailedasusual.
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Intermsoffull-corpress,we'regoingtolookatanarticlewrittenbytheNewYorkPost,
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BrzewRyle,whohighlightstheNix'smiles,BrieBride,issuesmentaltoughnessinhis
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self-48-minuteeffort.
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Thisisabitridiculous,thisisabitunlikely.
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SeelittleplentyoftimeagainsttheNets,oncePrussiaAcheua,OzeanandOby,
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andMr.Robinson,Getthalsey.
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BrieBridehasbeencreditforhismentaltoughness,buttheNixhavelost,shouldhavelostthisgame.
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Theyweredownprettybadinthethirdquarter.
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Briehada12-minutegameagainsttheKings,andhislast10games,theyhada48-minutegame
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againsttheNets.12-minute,onegame,48-minute,anothergame.
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It'sclearthatTIBSdoesnothavealotofconfidenceinBrieasofyet.
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TIBSisalsonotoriousforshorteninghisbenchwhentheplayoffscomearound,
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whichiscomingupsoon.
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So,everygoingtoseealotofNixBride,weneedtoseealotmoreofhisminutes
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soonerratherthanlater,inordertoreallybelievehismentaltoughness.
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Intheweekahead,wehavetheNixhavefourgames,theTroyPessins,TorontoRaptors,
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SantamoreSpurs,andtheLovacyThunder.
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Thefirsttwoshouldbeclear,straightwins.
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TheRaptorsalwayssortofplayedtheNixtoughastheyaredivisionrivals.
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However,theSpursshouldbeatoughwin.
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IfthegamewasinNewYork,thentheremightbea
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moreofachallengesincetheGuardianwouldhavebeenveryexcitedtosee
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WemmaandYama,butthegamewasinSanAntonio,theNixaregoingontheroad.
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So,it'slikelythattheNixshouldbeabletoscorethisfirst,
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prettyhandily,andtherealsortofscarygamefornextweekisclearlytheOklahoma
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CityThunder.Theymademethebestteamintheleague,
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withinourStammingrecord,andpossiblytheNNPoftheleague.
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So,watchoutforthatgameandasofnowthat'sit.
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WeplayedthroughtheNewYorkNix23-23-24NBAseasonsinthebooks.
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Tousnext,afterweek23,whenweonceagainrunitback.Thankyou.