Offense was scarce last night as the Knicks @ Pacers game had a halftime score of 36-33. The second half however, the Pacers turned it up a notch and the Knicks’ defense was terrible, especially on Pacers’ center Roy Hibbert. Tyson Chandler was especially unhappy with the Knicks’ effort. Read more after the jump.
Tyson Chandler sounded off, declaring his team abandoned the gameplan on defending Roy Hibbert, isn’t rebounding collectively and is “playing as individuals” on offense. Chandler, too, played poorly in the Knicks’ ugly 82-71 loss to the Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The All-Star center scored nine points and did block three shots. But he pulled down only five rebounds in 30 minutes and was far outplayed by Hibbert, the Pacers center who delivered 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Chandler clearly must play better against Hibbert, which is a sentiment Mike Woodson had expressed after Game 1. But Chandler said a problem with Hibbert last night was, “We didn’t follow the gameplan.” Pressed on it, Chandler said, “We just didn’t follow the gameplan.” He later admitted, “We never got to trap” Hibbert, which is something Raymond Felton said, too.
