The Oklahoma City Thunder outrebounded the New York Knicks by 13 in the Thunder's 112-103 win Monday night, and Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis found the beating of the frontcourt particularly difficult to rewatch.
"You don’t want to be on a film after games like this,” Porzingis said, according to Newsday's Al Iannazzone. “You always look for yourself on the film, and like, it was ugly. So it was tough to watch that film. But we need days like that. We need to watch film like that to find ourselves again. Maybe that kind of burns. For me, for sure, burns on the inside and I can’t wait for the next game."
The big man had five rebounds on the day, and had trouble with center Enes Kanter during the second quarter. Off the bench, Kanter matched Russell Westbrook's 27 points and tallied 10 boards. Coach Jeff Hornacek said Porzingis needs to "use his legs and 'rear end' to drive guys out," and not solely rely on his arms to rebound.
Monday night, Porzingis' fellow big Joakim Noah said OKC "manhandled" the Knicks, according to ESPN's Ian Begley.