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Barrett falls vs Duke teammate Reddish, and Zion is next

By BRIAN MAHONEY 27 from the field and West-
AP Basketball Writer brook was 5 of 13.
NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Bar- HAWKS 100, KNICKS 96
rett kept misfiring, a rough Young beat the third-
start to his college reunion quarter buzzer with a long
week at Madison Square 3-pointer in transition to
Garden. give Atlanta an 80-71
Barrett did plenty of things lead. Carter sank an open
well but not shooting, go- 3-pointer from the wing for
ing 4 for 14 on Wednes- a 97-95 lead with 1:30 re-
day night in the New York maining, and Young made
Knicks' 100-96 loss to the At- two free throws at the
lanta Hawks. 16-second mark to make it
Old teammate Cam Red- 99-96. New York was off on
dish left with a victory, a 3-pointer and De'Andre
but Barrett gets another Hunter sealed it with a free
chance for bragging rights throw.
among Duke rookies Fri- Hunter, a rookie from Vir-
day, when Zion Williamson ginia's national champion-
comes to town. ship team, had 15 points for
Williamson, Barrett and Atlanta (1-3). Carter scored
Reddish were freshmen at 14 of Atlanta's 16 points
Duke last season who went with four 3-pointers late in
on to become top-10 NBA the second quarter.
draft picks. Barrett, the No. Julius Randle paced New
3 pick, and Reddish, taken New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett (9) looks to pass with Atlanta Hawks forward Cam Reddish (22) York (1-2) with 20 points
and center Alex Len (25) defending during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in
10th, were guarding each New York, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. and eight rebounds.
other at the start of the Associated Press PISTONS 116, HORNETS 110
game. Andre Drummond and
"Obviously, competing 28.6% at 6 for 21. He was bounds and a team-high ing to help visiting San An- Markieff Morris each scored
against him was a ton of 4 for 7 when the Hawks six assists, but his outside tonio get its first preseason 17 points and visiting De-
fun," Reddish said. "I mean, lost to the Pelicans in their shot just wouldn't fall and win, and spoil James Hard- troit held off Charlotte.
obviously in college we opener, but then went 1 for his errant pass in the third en's near triple-double. Drummond also had 15 re-
were together nonstop 7 in each of the next two quarter was scooped up Dejounte Murray added bounds, and Langston Gal-
and we're here now, so games, missing all eight by Reddish and taken for a 20 points, going 8 of 11, for loway scored a team-high
competing against him 3-point attempts. three-point play that gave San Antonio (1-3), which 18 points, with five 3-point-
was definitely a good ex- He bounced back with a Atlanta a 75-69 lead. shot 57% from the field. ers, off the bench.
perience." 4-for-9 performance and "He's always engaged. He's The Spurs, who led 65-51 Tim Frazier added 15 points
While Williamson has been nine points, which was always trying to win," Knicks at the half behind Murray's and 12 assists for Detroit (3-
tearing up the NBA in pre- good enough the way coach David Fizdale said 15 points and Aldridge's 2), which was without Blake
season play to the tune of Trae Young (23 points, nine about Barrett. "These are 14, had six players score in Griffin. Drummond had 12
23.3 points per game on assists) and Vince Carter good learning lessons for double figures. points and nine rebounds
71.4% shooting for unbeat- (17 points, five 3-pointers) him right now to go through Harden powered Houston in the first half as the Pis-
en New Orleans, Barrett played. that and he still made some (3-2) with 40 points, 10 re- tons led 61-58. Malik Monk
and Reddish have experi- Barrett averaged 16 points plays." bounds and seven assists. led Charlotte (2-3) with 18
enced some of the usual in his first two games and SPURS 128, ROCKETS 114 Russell Westbrook and Eric points and seven assists.
rookie struggles. finished with 12 in this LaMarcus Aldridge scored Gordon each added 14 Cody Zeller was one of four
Reddish entered shooting one. He did add seven re- 22 points on 11-of-13 shoot- points. Harden made 13 of Hornets with 12 points.q

Continued from Page 17 ery day, all the leader- lot of people doubt that. I
general manager Tommy ship he exudes every day. view it as a challenge."
Sheppard said. "We've He's shown time and time Sheppard said Beal is
always retained our free again how committed he poised for yet another big
agents. The ones we want- is to D.C." year, and that the way he
ed to keep, we did. And Beal has played more min- was interacting with team-
this is a humongous oppor- utes than any other NBA mates in recent weeks
tunity right here with Brad- player in the last two regu- didn't give him any reason
ley Beal. It speaks to the lar seasons, is one of only to believe he wasn't com-
rest of the league that he five players to not miss a mitted to the team.
believes in this place, and game in that span — and "The fact that he showed
that's huge." is the lone player to have up in summer league and
Sheppard told a story as started all 82 games in worked with our young
the team was getting both of those seasons. players and watched what
ready to begin training He's an elite scorer, 12th in we were doing — he was so
camp about what he says the league last season at committed throughout the
to young players he meets a career-best 25.6 points Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) drives around New summer," Sheppard said.
York Knicks forward RJ Barrett during the first half of a preseason
for the first time: Work as per game. And he will be NBA basketball game in New York, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. "He came in in September,
hard as Beal. the centerpiece again for Associated Press had everybody out here
"It sounds easy," Sheppard a Wizards team that's with- working out. All those ac-
said. "Then you come in out point guard John Wall injury. on eight," Beal said. "I have tions showed somebody
and you see all the work for the entire season as he "This is where I've been for an opportunity to be able that really wanted to be
that Bradley puts in ev- recovers from an Achilles the last seven years, going to turn this thing around. A here."q