Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES \u2014 Life without Jalen Brunson was predictably difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Especially in crunch time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Captain Clutch inactive because of a sprained ankle, the Knicks scored just 10 points in the final seven minutes and were overwhelmed down the stretch in a 105-95 Friday night loss to the Clippers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The offense stagnated and produced its lowest point total since Jan. 6, capped by an ugly fourth quarter. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be an adjustment,\u201d Josh Hart said. \u201cThis was on a back-to-back with no practice, not much time or film or walking through and all that. So it\u2019s going to take a little bit of an adjustment\u00a0to the offense, especially in the fourth\u00a0quarter. The fourth quarter is a different animal. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s going to take\u00a0a minute. But that\u2019s what happens when your main guy goes down. But I\u2019m happy with how we competed today. Now we just got to find different ways to get the offense clicking.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Knicks (40-23), who shot just 39 percent overall and 27 percent on treys, fell to 0-2 to start their five-game road trip in the Western Conference, with games upcoming at Sacramento, Portland and Golden State. <\/p>\n
Their current three-game losing streak is tied for the longest this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brunson is out at least two weeks, but likely longer, because of the injury suffered in Thursday\u2019s loss to the Lakers. <\/p>\n
He remained with the Knicks in L.A., but wasn\u2019t on the bench at the Intuit Dome.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They clearly needed the point guard in uniform.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Almost all his teammates struggled Friday. Miles McBride, who replaced Brunson in the starting lineup, managed just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting. <\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns missed 13-of-22 shot attempts. Josh Hart and OG Anunoby combined to shoot 10-for-28. <\/p>\n
Mikal Bridges committed a team-high four turnovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to adapt quickly,\u201d Tom Thibodeau said. \u201cWe have\u00a0more than enough and we have to find\u00a0a way to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the Clippers (34-29), James Harden and Kawhi Leonard were inefficient but combined for 47 points, and that was enough to beat a team without Brunson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks, playing on the second night of a back-to-back after Thursday\u2019s overtime affair against the Lakers, came out sluggish. <\/p>\n
They fell into a 9-0 hole from tipoff, failing to score for the opening 3 \u00bd minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But they quickly recovered and held a nine-point lead in the second quarter. <\/p>\n
Their fourth quarter started with a one-point deficit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then they fell apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks were playing without Mitchell Robinson, who rested for the second of the back-to-back games to maintain his health after missing 10 months. <\/p>\n
Precious Achiuwa returned from his one-game absence because of hamstring soreness, dropping nine points and five rebounds in 16 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was just Brunson\u2019s second missed game this season and first since Jan. 1. <\/p>\n
The Knicks went 1-4 without him last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before the game, Thibodeau pleaded for effort without their captain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone has to step up,\u201d he said. \u201cThe thing is, you\u2019re not replacing Jalen individually. You\u2019re doing that collectively. So how? Everyone\u2019s capable of playing great defense. Everyone\u2019s capable of rebounding the ball well. Everyone\u2019s capable of taking care of the ball. So if you defend, you rebound and you keep your turnovers down, you\u2019re going to be in position to win. And then you have to make things happen at the end of the game. That\u2019s what we\u2019re striving for. The margin of error is smaller.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Too small, as it turned out, against the Clippers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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