Woodson said it was difficult to accept the biggest point difference since Woodson coached.
On November 11th, , in the early hours of this morning, the New York Knicks lost 89-120 at home to the San Antonio Spurs.
The 31-point difference not only became the most conceded regular season game since Mike Woodson coached, but the loss of this game also means that the Knicks ushered in the longest home losing streak since 2012.
The Knicks lost to the Timberwolves, Bobcats and Spurs at home this season.
When the coach was still Mike D’Antoni, their longest home loss was only four consecutive losses, and at that time they lost to the Magic, Suns, Bucks and Nuggets respectively.
For the disastrous defeat of this game, Woodson was very dissatisfied with the performance of the whole team and found it difficult to accept.
“We didn’t compete with our opponents at all tonight. This result is unacceptable.” Woodson said, “Our players didn’t show any self-esteem on the field tonight.”
It can’t be blamed for Woodson being so angry. You must know that the most points conceded at home in the previous coaching game was only 14 points, which was produced in the game against the Clippers on February 11, 2013.
However, it is worth mentioning that in the historical battles between the Knicks and the Spurs, there have been 7 games with a difference of more than 20 points, and 6 of them have been won by the Spurs.
In this game, Smith, the best sixth man of last season, finally lifted his ban and returned, but his performance was speechless. In the words of the American media, it was “rusty”. He played 21 minutes off the bench and scored 5 points on 1 of 9 shots.
, 4 mistakes occurred.
Instead, Woodson expressed understanding, “This is what we can expect, and when Smith played, the Knicks were already in trouble.”