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The Knicks were getting destroyed on the boards in the first half Saturday night, so Tom Thibodeau decided to go smaller after intermission.<\/p>\n
With the Knicks trailing by 13 at halftime, Thibodeau inserted Miles McBride with the starting unit to open the third quarter in place of fill-in starter Precious Achiuwa.<\/p>\n
The move nearly worked as the Knicks opened the half and whittled the Boston lead to three, but they couldn\u2019t sustain that momentum in an ugly 131-104 loss to the Celtics at the Garden.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was part of the reason why we put Deuce in the second half just to get the shooting, because of the help that was coming from the back side, just to try and open it up for [Karl-Anthony Towns] a little bit more,\u201d Thibodeau explained.<\/p>\n
Towns recorded a season-low nine points on only eight field goal attempts, which also tied his low for the season.<\/p>\n
The Knicks were outrebounded 28-18 in the first half and 48-30 for the game.<\/p>\n
Towns and Jalen Brunson both were voted in as All-Star starters for the first time in their respective careers, but the two Knicks will not be teammates at the NBA\u2019s showcase in-season event later this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something new so I hope the fans enjoy it,\u201d Towns said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be cool to be part of something that\u2019s for the first time happening at All-Star [weekend]. I\u2019m excited to be a part of it. \u2026 Just show up with a jersey on and play.\u201d<\/p>\n
The league announced in December the format for the Feb. 16 \u201cgame\u201d again would be altered actually featuring three games among four teams.<\/p>\n
Three general managers \u2014 TNT studio analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O\u2019Neal, and Kenny Smith \u2014 drafted their teams Thursday night during the network\u2019s pregame show. Brunson ended up on Smith\u2019s team, with Towns going to Barkley\u2019s squad. TNT\u2019s Candace Parker will pick the eight-player Rising Stars team.<\/p>\n
Thibodeau joked that he\u2019s \u201cneutral\u201d on the Super Bowl, which pits the Eagles \u2014 Brunson\u2019s favorite team \u2014 against the Chiefs, who are looking to become the first team to win three consecutive SBs. <\/p>\n
The Eagles trounced Josh Hart\u2019s team, the Commanders, in the NFC Championship game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a great accomplishment. It\u2019s tough to win one,\u201d Thibodeau said of the Chiefs. \u201cTwo great teams. Who is Josh Hart rooting for? I\u2019m the opposite. But then I\u2019d be agreeing with Jalen, so I will go opposite of him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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