Knicks Morning News (2016.11.30)

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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Kristaps Porzingis already knew what to anticipate when Jeff Hornacek sat the Knicks down to show them film of them getting “manhandled” by the Thunder big men Monday. Porzingis already re-watched the game.

Westbrook, the Thunder guard, is dominating opponents this season with double-digit averages in points, rebounds and assists.

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Joakim Noah’s recent struggles leaves some doubt that he can live up to his big contract in the bright lights of New York City.

Courtney Lee suffered a sprained shooting hand in New York’s victory over the Hawks on Nov. 20.

The Thunder’s win over the Knicks Monday night exposed New York’s rebounding as a big weakness.

The Garden crowd has established its position with groans and sighs when Melo gets the ball at the elbow and begins his jab step.

MINNEAPOLIS — Tom Thibodeau isn’t the first one to be miserable in Minnesota with December approaching. Thibodeau’s reign as president/coach is off to an arctic start — the Timberwolves bottoming out at Target Center on Monday night in a 112-103 loss to Utah before just 9,000 fans. Many left early and didn’t see the Jazz…

MINNEAPOLIS — There’s no Sophomore of the Year Award, but if there were, the Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis and the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns would be running about dead even. The two towering players with dazzling moves, who forever will be linked as the best players coming out of the 2015 draft, are forging a lasting friendship….

When Derrick Rose scores 16 or more points, the Knicks are 2-8. When he scores 15 or fewer, they are 6-1. Go figure. Or figure that Rose needs to be more of a facilitator. “I don’t necessarily think that’s true,” coach Jeff Hornacek said Tuesday. “If he’s getting good looks, other guys got to stay…

On Tuesday, the Knicks watched film of their physical beatdown by the Thunder the night before, when Oklahoma City held a 53-40 rebound edge. “We got to get effort and rebounding. That’s where they got us,” said Courtney Lee. “Maybe we’d make them miss the first option, [Russell] Westbrook would miss a shot or a…

To many, the Knicks would have been better served writing a check for $72 million, taking it out in the backyard and setting it on fire, rather than signing Joakim Noah. Noah was supposed to galvanize the defense and bring it together. That simply hasn’t happened yet. The Knicks are 24th in scoring defense (106.6…

You hear the murmurs and boos now – and it’s not just on social media. In the last three Garden games, whenever Carmelo Anthony receives a pass, holds onto the ball an extra second and makes a move that ends up with a missed or blocked shot, jeers filter through the Garden. “Iso Melo” is…