Philadelphia (1-18), which hadn’t won since March 25, snapped a 28-game slide that was the longest in major USA professional sports in Tuesday’s 103-91 home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The woeful Philadelphia 76ers and resurgent New York Knicks meet up Wednesday in the Big Apple, and amazingly it is the Knicks who are on a losing streak.
The discipline came after videos were posted on the Internet earlier in the day showing two separate scuffles outside the nightclub with Okafor shown in the midst of them. Afflalo and Anthony sat out the fourth quarter. Porzingis is averaging 13.8 points per game which is pretty solid for a rookie in my opinion. The matchup went to Porzingis by default as Philadelphia’s top pick, Jahlil Okafor, was back at the team hotel, suspended for two games by the team for his off-the-court conduct that has grown as ugly as the team’s 1-19 record. Wednesday, in the tiny visitors’ locker room at Madison Square Garden, Wroten changed that prediction. The Knicks recalled F Cleanthony Early from the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Developmental League.
Since Porzingis has somehow turned Knicks’ games into must-watch television, ESPN is leading the charge on the Porzingis bandwagon, pushing out this promo to play off his popularity. So is team president Phil Jackson. Porzingis told the New York Daily News.
Kristaps Porzingis was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for October and November after an impressive start to his National Basketball Association career. “In seeing this guy, he’s got the right temperament, the right attitude, carries himself well”.
Towns, the first pick in NBA Draft 2015 presented by State Farm, ranked second among all rookies in scoring (14.4 ppg) and led first-year players in rebounding (9.4 rpg), blocks (2.18 bpg) and free throw percentage (86.7).
“This is a young man who has done it, ” Jackson said. “While we are disappointed with his recent actions, we have faith in him as a valued member of the Sixers”. I felt very comfortable making that choice.
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Porzingis’ lone experience in Brooklyn was probably the lowpoint of his otherwise stellar relationship with Knicks fans, when he was booed on draft night at Barclays Center. “So we can do some things effectively on offense, but I think it’s going to need to be our second group and our bench players who bring our speed and athleticism from night to night”. Carmelo Anthony, back after missing a game with an illness, scored 12 points and shot 5 for 16. The deficit grew to 23 by the end of the third quarter.
