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TORONTO \u2014 Jalen Brunson is again putting together a season worthy of All-NBA consideration, carrying the Knicks with his scoring, leadership and, more than ever, his passing.<\/p>\n
But there is one area of Brunson\u2019s game that has been frustrating: his free-throw shooting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get a little pissed off about it,\u201d said Brunson, who scored 28 points in the Knicks\u2019 121-115 win over the Raptors on Tuesday night. \u201cIt\u2019s stupid. And it\u2019s pissing me off talking about it now.\u201d<\/p>\n
After missing 2 of 8 free throws in Tuesday\u2019s win over the Raptors, Brunson is down to 81.3 percent for the season \u2014 his lowest since his 2020-21 campaign. <\/p>\n
He said there\u2019s no difference in the form and the remedy is more practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sucks. The ball\u2019s not going in. No different routine,\u201d Brunson said. \u201cI just have to be better focused at the free-throw line. It\u2019s pissing me the hell off. I\u2019m not going to lie. I\u2019m going to go in and make a couple hundred this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
With OG Anunoby out for a second straight game, the Knicks again started Precious Achiuwa (17 points, eight rebounds, 36 minutes) but also turned to rookie Ariel Hukporti, who logged 19 minutes with six points and five rebounds. <\/p>\n
Interestingly and successfully, Tom Thibodeau deployed Hukporti and Karl-Anthony Towns together for stretches in the first half \u2014 the first time Towns played alongside a traditional center for meaningful minutes this season.<\/p>\n
It looked good and is perhaps a precursor to when, or if, Mitchell Robinson returns from his ankle surgery. Robinson and Hukporti, after all, have similar rim-running styles.<\/p>\n
Mikal Bridges kept his streak alive Tuesday and played in his 525th consecutive game after being listed on the injury report for the first time this season with ankle soreness.<\/p>\n
Bridges, who hasn\u2019t missed a game since being drafted in 2018, appeared to twist his ankle on a defender\u2019s foot while going for a layup in Monday\u2019s victory over the Rockets. <\/p>\n
Bridges, 27, owns the league\u2019s longest active consecutive-games played streak, by far. He also entered Tuesday averaging a career-high 38.3 minutes, leading the NBA.<\/p>\n
Thibodeau said he\u2019s \u201chopeful\u201d Robinson practices this week for the first time this season. Still, the coach cautioned that the center still \u201chas a number of steps to clear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robinson, recovering from ankle surgery, was cleared for contact on Monday. <\/p>\n
The Knicks have three days off before their next game Saturday against the Celtics.<\/p>\n
The trade deadline is Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to have him cleared for contact and then you have to see how he responds to contact the day after the contact,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cBut he\u2019s doing great. He\u2019s champing at the bit. So you just have to go step by step.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anunoby, who was traded from the Raptors for RJ Barrett last season, did not travel with the team to Toronto and missed his second straight game because of a foot sprain.<\/p>\n
\u201cDay to day, you see each day how he responds,\u201d Thibodeau said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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