MIAMI — Karl-Anthony Cities isn’t blinking within the face of his capturing stoop.
The Knicks’ All-Star massive man stated he’ll hold firing from deep regardless of a chilly begin to the season below new head coach Mike Brown.
“I thought I took some shots that were good, that felt good. It just didn’t go in,” Cities stated after capturing 1-of-7 from three in Monday’s loss to the Warmth. “The numbers will always number out, the averages average out. I’m confident in my shot.”
Cities completed with 22 factors and 16 rebounds on 7-of-20 capturing however missed his first six threes earlier than lastly connecting with 22.4 seconds left — a late make that lower Miami’s result in one earlier than the Knicks finally fell by two.
The expert Knicks massive man now has extra video games with one or fewer made threes (7) than video games with two or extra (6).
“I’m going to keep shooting, keep being aggressive,” he stated after New York’s fourth straight street loss. “Keep finding ways to impact winning and hopefully help us win games.”
Cities believes he’s the very best capturing middle ever, and his résumé matches the declare: the one massive man to win the NBA Three-Level Contest (2022) and a profession 40% shooter from deep. However he’s at simply 34.8% this season, which might be his lowest mark since his rookie yr.
“I thought we took some good shots. We just didn’t make them,” he stated. “It’s unfortunate. I can only speak for myself.”
The Knicks collectively shot 9-of-36 (25%) from three whereas enjoying with out Jalen Brunson (ankle) and OG Anunoby (hamstring).
“Most of the looks from the three-point line, I’ll take any day of the week,” Brown stated. “They were good looks by a couple of our guys and we usually knock those down. They didn’t go in today.”
Brown famous New York sometimes will get nearer to 40 makes an attempt per recreation.
“A couple of them were rushed and contested,” he stated. “But we had some in the second half that I thought were wide-open that normally go down. They just didn’t.”
BROWN: ‘I GOTTA BE BETTER’
Brown additionally shouldered blame for burning his coach’s problem within the first half — a choice that value the Knicks in crunch time.
“It was a bad challenge that I did. I gotta be better,” he stated. “As much as I’m telling those guys to be better, I’ve got to be better.”
Brown challenged an offensive foul on Josh Hart throughout a dribble-handoff early within the recreation.
“It was a bad challenge just from the simple fact that I couldn’t use it in the second half because I blew it in the first half,” he stated. “I have to be better in that area. … At the end of the day, we have to leave the officials alone.”
Hart didn’t keep in mind the sequence with a lot readability.
“I don’t know,” he stated. “They called a foul, so yeah. It is what it is.”
MCBRIDE THROWS DOWN 1ST DUNK OF SEASON
Miles McBride delivered the spotlight of the night time — a one-handed transition dunk over Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. within the fourth quarter.
“I needed it,” he stated. “It would have been a lot better with a win though.”
McBride had 4 dunks in 2023, 12 in 2024 and 10 in 2025. Monday’s slam was his first of the 2025–26 season.
“I like that y’all remember [my dunks]. I’m racking ’em up,” he stated. “It feels good, though. I’ve gotta continue to attack the basket with force.”
