Knicks starting shooting guard Quentin Grimes is downplaying a sore wrist that seems to be impacting his play, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post.
After missing two games with the ailment, Grimes didn’t look quite like himself in a loss to the Timberwolves on Monday. He went scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting from the floor, while logging a -18 plus-minus, the worst such mark on the team.
“I feel good,” Grimes said. “Everybody didn’t shoot the ball and make shots, and we’re kind of [on the] last game of a road trip, so everybody was a little fatigued like that, but overall it feels good… It’s a little sore and everything. But I got four, five days to kind of just calm back down.”
Grimes struggled again on Friday, compiling as many fouls as points (3) and recording a minus-20 mark in a two-point win over Miami.
There’s more out of the Atlantic Division:
- Celtics star guard Jrue Holiday has sat out Boston’s last two contests with a right ankle sprain, per Jared Weiss of The Athletic (Twitter link). Head coach Joe Mazzulla opted to promote guard Dalano Banton into the club’s starting lineup. During his first season with Boston, Holiday is averaging 12.3 PPG on a .420/.338/.792 slash line, plus 7.4 RPG, 4.9 APG and 1.0 BPG.
- Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis sat out Boston’s 113-103 win over the Hawks on Sunday with a calf injury. Joe Mazzulla revealed that the 7’2″ big man will be reassessed in “a week or so,” though there is not currently a set timeline for his return, per ESPN News Services. This season, the 28-year-old is averaging 18.9 PPG on .547/.324/.800 shooting splits for Boston, along with 6.7 RPG, 1.9 APG and 1.7 BPG. Al Horford started in his stead against Atlanta.
- The 11-5 Sixers have gotten off to a stellar start in 2023/24, and are currently missing a surprising key scorer in starting small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. In a new column, Keith Pompey of The Inquirer considers whether a fully healthy Philadelphia club would be a serious title contender this year. No Joel Embiid-era Sixers team has ever advanced beyond the second round of the playoffs.
The Celtics need a new coach!
Yeah, I’m gonna block you now. You’re a one trick pony.
The Knicks need to get rid of Randle. He plays no defense whatsoever. He’s toxic. Someone needs to call him out. Brunson needs to embarrass him. Publicly. Going up against four defenders means there’s four guys open. Come on man!
Knicks seem very good to me. Hmm, I’ll start watching Randle’s defense. Brunson is terrific, absolutely clutch and an All-Star, but maybe something indeed is missing. If they find that missing piece the Knicks will be right up there. Go Celtics!
@nbabrotha. 3 players would be open. If Randle is guarded by 4, and another by the 5th defender, that leaves 3 left open.
You’re welcome.
Knick fans need to ease up a bit on the front office and Thibs. Obi Toppin is showing with the Pacers that he was NOT the answer for the Knicks.
Meanwhile, everybody thought the Knicks drafted his brother Jacob as some sort of favor. Jacob Toppin is absolutely ballin in the G-League right now. Just dropped 37 points with 10 boards, and is averaging 26 and 10 over a recent stretch of games.
Let’s see where this goes.
Wow! Good to know! Thanks!
Knicks should add more vets
Great win! We got 18 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS!
Not the measly 4 offensive rebounds we totaled in losing to Orlando or the stinking 4 we got in nipping Milwaukee! When our shooting goes sour, like in most games, we have to win anyway. Win by getting offensive rebounds which means getting more shots than our opponents. We have to focus on winning the offensive board game every game! We took more 7 shots than Atlanta and won! Go Celtics!