On January 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Knicks played at home against the Trail Blazers. Recently, the Knicks have been on a hot streak, and this time in the face of the Fish Belly Trail Blazers, the Knicks established an early lead, establishing a 22-point lead in the first half, and then the point difference was further widened, and the game lost suspense early. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Trail Blazers 112-84 and won five in a row.
In this game, the Knicks entered the state when they came up, and Anunoby, who joined the team, ushered in an outbreak, scoring consecutive points to help the team take the initiative, and opened the point difference early, and the Trail Blazers were also powerless to resist, so the point difference was gradually widened, and it was already 22 points behind at halftime. In the second half, the Trail Blazers still didn't make any difference, and the Knicks built up a lead of up to 39 points, which also made the game lose suspense early, and finally the Trail Blazers bench players came up and managed to close some scores, avoiding too ugly losses, and the final score difference was fixed at 28 points.
After beating the Trail Blazers, the Knicks have won five in a row and rushed directly to the fourth place in the East, second only to the three giants Celtics, Bucks and 76ers. The favorites for the Eastern Conference title are the top three teams, but the Knicks have shown a lot of momentum lately, and they want to go further, which is why they rushed to make a big deal, which is still very sensible and successful.
In order to make the lineup more reasonable, the Knicks sent away Barrett and Quickley, and got Anunoby and Achiuwa from the Raptors. Anunoby doesn't score very much, but his defense is excellent and he is already one of the top 3-and-D players in the league. His performance this time proved that he only played less than 30 minutes, shot 9-of-12, 4-of-6 three-pointers, scored a team-high 23 points and 4 rebounds, and had a plus/minus of +26, including 16 points in the first quarter, and didn't shoot too much after that, which is where his value lies. You can contribute a lot without possessing the ball.
After the Knicks reached the deal, they have won 5 in a row, and the momentum is still very hot, at least for now, the Knicks are still very successful. Anunoby's arrival didn't affect Brunson and Randle, while also improving the team's defense. Now the Knicks have also become the dark horses in the East, and the top three teams also need to be careful about them.