LeBron James of the Lakers compliments the Knicks’ glasswork

LeBron James of the Lakers compliments the Knicks’ glasswork

The New York Knicks are arguably the NBA team that rival teams would prefer not to have on their schedule.Their

physical play style, which emphasizes defense and rebounding, wears down opponents as the game progresses.

But that strategy has had to change in the last few games. The Knicks have lost some of their leading position in the

paint and on defense since losing starting center Mitchell Robinson. Without the team’s defensive pillar in the

starting lineup, they have been unable to contain their opponents, who are scoring goals at will.

The situation against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night became even

worse. After landing on Anthony Davis, Jericho Sims, who had started in place of Robinson, rolled his ankle on the first tip.

Because of this, Tom Thibodeau was severely lacking in personnel in the frontcourt and had to rely heavily on

Isaiah Hartenstein to play big minutes. In response, Hartenstein had a huge game, playing a game-high 39 minutes and

snatching a career-high 17 rebounds. He gave a great impression of Jackie Robinson, hitting the offensive glass with

They thrive in the paint, so we knew going into the game that they are an

extremely skilled offensive rebounding team. They are really good. After his Lakers fell to the Knicks 114-109, James

said, “We had opportunities to get some hits on guys, we just weren’t able to clean glass on a regular basis.”

James managed to record his 109th triple-double in his career, but he was unable to help his team win. The Knicks

outrebounded the opposition 52–41, pulling down 11 offensive rebounds to sustain possession. We’ve grown used to

seeing that kind of performance from New York, but it hasn’t been there in the last few games.

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