Knicks demolish Wizards for seventh straight win as trade deadline nears
NY Post
WASHINGTON — Break up the Knicks!
Two days before the trade deadline, the Knicks reiterated the capabilities of their current group, trouncing the sad-sack Wizards 132-101 on Tuesday for their seventh straight win.
It was a laugher from tipoff, with New York’s lead hitting 16 after the first quarter, 27 at the break and 31 heading into the fourth quarter.
“We came out with that third-quarter intensity in the first quarter and it allowed us to dictate the game,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “That’s what’s asked of us and that’s something we wanted to accomplish. So today is a good day where you actually do what you say.”
Towns again cooked Washington center Alex Sarr, finishing with 19 points and 14 rebounds in just 26 minutes. Jalen Brunson (21 points), OG Anunoby (19) and Mikal Bridges (23) rounded out the balanced scoring.
The Knicks totaled 34 assists — 15 more than the Wizards.
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Where were the grownups for Team USA?
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SALT LAKE CITY — Leon Rose tried to address the bench in the summer. It didn’t work. He got a redo at the trade deadline with Jose Alvarado and Jeremy Sochan.
If Isaiah Likely was the most … er … likely former Raven to follow head coach John Harbaugh to the Giants, Patrick Ricard wasn’t far behind.
The deal that brought Aidan Thompson to the Rangers didn’t create the ripple effects that the Artemi Panarin trade did because of who departed the organization. That was only Derrick Pouliot, a 32-year-old defenseman more than two years removed from his last NHL game. It didn’t create the waves like one for, say, Vincent Trocheck, would have because of current NHL players or draft capital the Blueshirts received in return, either.