{"id":2581,"date":"2016-11-10T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T10:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsn.weavers-web.com\/?p=2581"},"modified":"2016-11-10T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T10:08:01","slug":"knicks-coaching-change-pays-off-as-defense-excels-under-rambis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycsn\/knicks-coaching-change-pays-off-as-defense-excels-under-rambis\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Coaching Change Pays Off As Defense Excels Under Rambis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"14\">New York (AFP) &#8211; Just one day after Kurt Rambis took control of the New York defence, the Knicks held an opponent to under 100 points for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"15\">The 58-year-old Rambis was tasked with turning the Knicks&#8217; defence around on Tuesday when head coach Jeff Hornacek named him defensive co-ordinator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"16\">Rambis looked like a genius in his first game in charge on Wednesday as the Knicks defeated the crosstown rival <a class=\"yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/bro\/\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> 110-96 at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"17\">&#8220;I think (our players) got a little taste of it in the second quarter when they were putting pressure on guys,&#8221; Hornacek said of the defensive performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"18\">&#8220;I told them you just have to do that in the second half to see what putting pressure and playing defence can do you for your team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"19\">The much maligned Knicks defence entered the game with the NBA&#8217;s worst defence, while allowing an average of 109.8 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"20\">New York outscored the Nets 60-41 in the second half while holding them to 28 percent shooting from the floor. 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It is the first time in his two-year career that he scored at least 20 points in three straight games. <a class=\"yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/3706\/\">Carmelo Anthony<\/a> finished with a team high 22 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm canvas-atom\" data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"24\"><a class=\"yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/4615\/\">Brandon Jennings<\/a> became the first Knicks player to record at least 10 assists off the bench in four years. 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