The Knicks frustrated by their failed end to the game in Cleveland | NBA

Julius Randle did not perform miracles with a last shot from very far away, to make up for a bad evening, as RJ Barrett had been able to do against the Celtics more than two weeks ago. The interior generally missed their match and clearly missed their last quarter.

He only scored 2 small points in the last act and his failed mid-range shot, at 91 everywhere, was the start of a series of bad choices and inaccuracies for him and his teammates. In the wake of this missed shot, the Cavaliers also miss their attempt, but New York does not secure the rebound. Cleveland therefore has a second chance and Darius Garland eliminates RJ Barrett with a feint, to then strike at 3-pts.

There are certainly three points difference, but there is still time (more than a minute to play, 14 seconds on the clock of 24) when Immanuel Quickley (1/10 to shoot in this meeting) draws from afar at 3-pts. Again, a very questionable decision…

“It’s frustrating, we should have won this match, that’s clear”

Finally, there remains the shot of RJ Barrett to pass in the last seconds. Julius Randle fixes the defense and the winger triggers behind the arc, while the Knicks are only a point behind. His coach was expecting something else.

“I don’t think we did what we wanted”, believes Tom Thibodeau for the New York Post. “We wanted to attack. He was good around the circle and it was a good opportunity for him. The shot was good, but I love it when he attacks the circle. In these situations, when it penetrates, good things happen. “

New York’s leading scorer in this game, with 24 points, does not completely agree with his coach and assumes to have taken this shot from afar. “It was a good shot. If the situation is repeated, I take it every time. Afterwards, I didn’t see the slow motion but I think it was a good shot. “

But RJ Barrett does not stare at the end of the game, even if Darius Garland’s shot, after the offensive rebound, is “decisive action” according to him. He also regrets the small errors of the Knicks over the course of the game, in particular this 21-3 conceded in the third quarter and especially the difficulties on the throwing line (11/21).

“It’s frustrating, we should have won this match, that’s clear. We dropped 10 points on the line and we lost two points,” concedes the Canadian, who returned an average 5/10 in this exercise. “It’s frustrating, especially for me. When you go so far on the line, you have to take advantage of it. We can’t leave so many points like that against such a team. We have already done it in recent matches (against Pelicans and Wolves), it must be corrected. “