Knicks Morning News (2016.11.22)

Luke Walton’s Lakers meet Steve Kerr’s Warriors in a home-and-home series this week.

Willy Hernangomez not only frustrated one of the league’s best centers down the stretch Sunday, he absorbed two cheap shots.

Derrick Rose understands that a team meeting and one victory doesn’t mean squat without carryover.

Will the team meeting the Knicks held on Saturday be considered the turning point of their season?

At least they have a little warning this time. The Knicks scratched Joakim Noah just hours before Sunday’s start at the Garden. And, because of illness, Noah is listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s home game against Portland and the Blazers’ high octane backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. “I talked to him this morning….

After nearly a month of “what-in-blazes-are-we-doing?” play, the Knicks staged a team meeting. They sat down with coaches, with team president Phil Jackson and after putting on “Hi, My Name is …” labels because of 10 new faces, discussed who and where they are, where they want to go and, importantly, how they want to…

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If you’ve been watching Derrick Rose play, what you’ve seen are glimpses of the explosive Rose of old mixed in with an inconsistent decision maker with a propensity to miss good looks and turn the ball over at inopportune times.

Joakim Noah (illness) and Lance Thomas (bone bruise) are listed as doubtful for Tuesday night’s game against the Blazers.

Rookie Willy Hernangomez received a well anticipated opportunity during Sunday’s win against the Hawks.