Those struggles quickly arrived back in the second quarter with Dallas expanding their lead to 21 points before the half. Naji Marshall led all scorers for Dallas with 14 in the first half, while the Knicks shot just 26% from the field. Jalen Brunson led the scoring for New York with 16 in the first half while going 5-10 from the field.

The New York groove has been far from an effective duet this season but OG Anunoby is still dancing for the New York Knicks. The Knicks' lack of two-way game has been well apparent in the early going and it was at its not-so-purest display in Saturday's 121-106 loss to the lowly Utah Jazz.

OG Anunoby is known for his defense. That's what tends to happen when you make an All-Defensive team and win a steals title, and he hasn't missed a beat since joining the New York Knicks. He leads all perimeter players with 7.