02-03-2024, 12:24 PM
(02-03-2024, 12:19 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: The Knicks gave up a gargantuan 124.4 points per game in December, prior to the trade.
They cut that mark by nearly a quarter in January, allowing just 100 per game -- marking the NBA's largest improvement in points-per-game allowed in a month, per ESPN's Stats & Information.
Parse it differently and the outcome is still the same: New York had the league's worst defense in December, hemorrhaging an NBA-high 123.6 points per 100 possessions. With Anunoby in the lineup in January, though, the Knicks limited opponents to a league-best 104.4 points per 100 possessions.
Thats kind of different than what the quote implies. The quote makes it look like they were the worst defense for the season, and since the OG acquisition they are the best. Looking at just the prior month is a smaller sample where strange things can happen. I have not looked it up, but I'm going to guess that NY was not the worst defense (points per 100) for the season.