Jalen Brunson, Knicks Criticized By NBA Fans in Blowout Loss vs. SGA, Thunder

Posted by Admin January 11, 2025 NBA

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The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the New York Knicks on Friday night, winning at Madison Square Garden by the final score of 126-101.

The Thunder jumped out to a 31-17 lead at the end of the first quarter and didn’t look back, maintaining a double-digit advantage for the remainder of the contest. Oklahoma City led by as many as 30 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was sharp on both ends of the floor, finishing with 39 points and three rebounds to go along with two steals in 29 minutes. He shot 15-21 from the field, hitting his only three-point attempt of the game.

For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson led the way with 27 points and five assists on 7-15 shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, but Josh Hart was the only other member of New York’s rotation to finish with more than 11 points.

Fans called out the poor performance from the Knicks, as they’ve now lost four of their past five games.

Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins

OKC embarrassing the Knicks on their home court was something I wasn’t expected. Jesus Christ

Matt @sixringsofsteeI

The Knicks are getting blown out at home
OKC doesn’t have Caruso or Chet
Mikal & OG have a combined 2 points!!!
The Knicks have a long ways to go if they want to be considered contenders

Stefan Bondy @SbondyNBA

Knicks getting smacked and backhanded by the Thunder — double smacked — and it’s the first time this season you can sense the crowd turning on the team.

💫 @NewMediaSports_

Knicks players trying to go watch the cotton bowl

saira🪐 @sairajk15

Wake me up when the Knicks wake up

Esfandiar Baraheni @JustEsBaraheni

The Knicks are getting MOLLYWHOPPED.
SGA scored 39 points in 29 minutes. Just unruly.

Tommy Lugauer @tommylugauer

Embarrassing performance by the Knicks.
No other way to say it.

Shooting issues have become apparent for New York, entering Friday’s matchup with a 32.1 three-point percentage in the team’s previous 10 games (via NBA.com).

The Knicks hit a mere four of their 31 attempts from behind the arc against Oklahoma City.

Friday’s loss dropped New York to 25-14, while the Thunder improved to 31-6 and now hold a six-game lead for the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference standings.