"Jalen is playing at more than an All-Star level this year," James said in an on-court interview after the game. "We know he's the head of the snake. Just trying to wear him down through the fourth."
"We were fine," Brunson said. "We were in the game, we were making plays, we were missing shots."
Playing again without Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Quentin Grimes - in addition to Mitchell Robinson, who has been sidelined since early December - the Knicks had four of their five starters play at least 40 minutes (Isaiah Hartenstein was limited to 33 minutes by foul trouble). And the visible fatigue was what the Knicks chalked up as a factor when they just couldn't make a shot.
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