When he came back to the bench after nine minutes of play in the third quarter, Obi Tobin He suspects that his end to the match against the Hawks will come to an end. The powerful Knicks wing had just made two mistakes, in successive possessions, upon a breakout from Trae Young, and then from De’Andre Hunter. These are his fourth and fifth personal mistakes, respectively.

He was replaced by 24-year-old Taj Gibson, who never returned to court. Even if victory wasn’t in time, Tom Tibodo preferred to trust his group in place to finish the match. ” But I wouldn’t hesitate to put him in that position either. ”, nicks technician presents.

The latter did not hesitate to offer the alternative in his five major, in the absence of Julius Randle, he injured his thigh. This was his third term of the season after playing two games at the end of December and early January during the usual quarantine period for a Covid carrier. This is how Obi Tobin scored his best of the season in Toronto (19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists).

Last night, he was a little more conservative with this limited foul-sounding playing time (24 minutes). ” I felt good”describes an interior that has increased its stats since the junior season despite low playing time. “I had to find my rhythm, I didn’t play much with these (beginners) players. To find my rhythm when I was in the game, I played my game, run and catch passes…I know what to do when I’m on the field.»

What he did last night in particular with two dunks of both hands in a counterattack or baseline “alley-oop” on a serve from RJ Barrett. Thus he signed a match of 10 points (5/7 in shots), 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 interception. But the worst “+/-” for his team (-10) when he was playing.

« energy was lackingcollective regrets. “We cracked defensively, they executed their attack and defended well too. They knew what they were doing when they started the fourth quarter and we slowed down. We have to learn from it and improve in the next game. He’ll be in Charlotte tonight and Obi Tobin could find his place in the five because Julius Randle is still uncertain.