NBA, the 5 things left from the night: Paul came out front, Fournier left, and the Knicks cursed the curse

The Knicks returned from -25 after 18 years, Paul made his first triple double of the season and Evan Fournier took the lead and didn’t stop.

the Sportish presents the 5 things caught in the NBA in a night of just four games.

The game of the night

The match between the Knicks and the Celtics was the one that caught the eye in the early morning hours of Friday (7/1) and that, due to the development, kept interest unbroken. In a match unsuitable for the heart and suitable for NBA fans, the Knicks stole victory with 108-105, with Barrett shocking the Celts with an incredible buzzer-beater triple at 1.5 ” at the end.

The New York crowd went crazy and celebrated the win that now brought them to 19:20 in the season, a season that is not ideal for the Knicks. The first scorer for the Knicks was the great and terrible Fournier, who finished at 41 points, while for the Celtics, who now fell to 18-21, Jason Tatum had 36 points.

The look of the night

The title of the best appearance of the evening undoubtedly goes to Evan Fournier, who, in addition to his almost ten years of experience, offers spectacle and substance. He had 41 points against the Celtics with 10/14 three points, an excellent percentage that led the Knicks to a very big win that was counted in the final.

Although he is now almost 30 years old (29 to be precise), he is in the best phase of his career, delivering convincing and full matches and is one of the players who has everything for the curtsy, both when shooting on goal and when creating to do. In fact, the 10 exact threes he had in the match set a career record for him on a night that ended perfectly for both the Knicks and the French Guard.

The unequal battle of Peyton and Valencia

One is 1.91 tall and fights for the position of guardian. The other, significantly larger, looks out over the world from November 2nd. Yet the specific iambol was won by the short case. The reason for Gary Payton of the Warriors and Jonas Valenciunas of the Pelicans, with the San Francisco team’s 29-year-old short not hesitating to “endure” the great center of New Orleans and eventually taking possession of the game for the first time.

He even joked about his height, saying that with the shoes it is 1.91. The fight was certainly unequal, but the winner was the underdog.

When Paul comes forward

On a night when Booker was left in the shallows with 11 points, it was Chris Paul who declared himself in attendance and made all the difference to the suns. They complement each other and despite the fact that the seasoned security guard is not as hardworking as Booker, they managed to make a difference against the Clippers.

He scored a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The 13 rebounds he has accumulated are the most he has ever received in his career while becoming the first player in NBA history with 20,000 points and 10,000 assists.

The Knicks have exorcised the curse of the years

From the moment they were at -25, history wasn’t on their side. But the Knicks managed to spell the curse they wanted to lose every time they got back in the score with 25 or more points. This time they did it, this is the second time they have done it.

The Knicks were at 1-229 when they lost 25 points or more. That said, of the 229 matches found in that position, they only managed to turn it around once. It did so against the Bucks in March 2004 when they came back from -26 and celebrated the win.

So this is the second time the Knicks have managed such a surprise and it is definitely an added positive element in a very difficult win that was literally judged in the final shot and Fournier’s “moon”.