The New York Knicks saw another glimpse at their upside Friday night, while the Indiana Pacers received a sobering vision of their worst-case scenario on the same day. The Knicks and Pacers each will look to establish consistency Sunday afternoon, when they meet in Indianapolis in the second game of the season between the longtime Eastern Conference rivals. Both teams were off Saturday following their eventful games Friday, when the host Knicks rolled to a 116-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks and the visiting Pacers collapsed in the second half of a 103-83 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
The win was the fourth of the season for the new-look Knicks, who overhauled their starting lineup with the offseason additions of Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. It was their third victory by at least 20 points. New York's four losses were by a total of 46 points.
Half that collective margin was registered in a season-opening 132-109 loss to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. The new and old pieces clicked again in impressive fashion Friday, when the Knicks led the Bucks wire-to-wire. New York pulled off the same achievement in routing the Detroit Pistons 128-98 on Nov.
1. Six Knicks players scored in double figures Friday, when Towns led the Knicks with 32 points and 11 rebounds while Bridges had 17 points. Holdover Josh Hart (11 points, nine rebounds, seven assists) flirted with a triple-double while Jalen Brunson (15 points, nine assists) just missed a double-double.
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