Dynasty Sports

Storm Back In The Losers' Column After Kanter & Porzingis Dominate In The Ali Center

Starting Lineups:
Enes Kanter -C- Alex Poythress
Kristaps Porzingis -PF- JR Smith
Kevin Knox -SF- Dwayne Bacon
Tim Hardaway Jr. -SG- Iman Shumpert
Frank Ntilikina -PG- Cory Joseph

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NYK (6-9) | 25 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 104
KY (2-13) | 25 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 97


Enes Kanter scored a season-high 27 points in the Knicks win. Kanter bullied the Storm in the paint all night.

Kentucky Storm Top Performers:
JR Smith: 19 Points, 8/18 FG, 3/6 3PT
Iman Shumpert: 18 Points, 4 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 3 Steals, 7/12 FG, 2/3 3PT, 2/3 FT
Derrick Jones Jr.: 14 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7/9 FG
Dwayne Bacon: 10 Points, 5 Rebounds, 5/9 FG

New York Knicks Top Performers:
Enes Kanter: 27 Points, 14 Rebounds, 11/17 FG, 5/7 FT
Kristaps Porzingis: 21 Points, 8 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 10/18 FG, 1/3 3PT
Kevin Knox: 13 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 4 Steals, 5/12 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/4 FT
Courtney Lee: 11 Points, 5/8 FG, 1/1 3PT

Next Game:

vs. Charlotte Hornets (9-7)

Storm Fire Head Coach After A Rough 2-13 Start, Ink Ty Lue To 1-Year/$2.95M Deal


Ty Lue is most notable for coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA championship in his first season.

After an ugly beginning to the Kentucky Storm franchise, the front office has announced the firing of head coach Ben Washington.

One could argue with the Storm's current roster, the head coaching position is doomed to fail no matter who holds the position.

However, later that day it was announced that the Storm and former Cavs' head coach Tyronn Lue have agreed to a 1-year deal worth $2.95M.

Lue has decided to rebrand his name as an NBA head coach after catching flack for the Cavs' success due to the best player in the world, LeBron James, really running the show.

Lue won his NBA championship with current Storm' players Iman Shumpert and JR Smith so here's to hoping that may spark a winning culture moving forward.

JR Goes Ice Cold In Tyronn Lue's Coaching Debut; Hornets Escape The Ali Center Unfazed

Starting Lineups:
Willy Hernangomez -C- Alex Poythress
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist -PF- JR Smith
Nicolas Batum -SF- Dwayne Bacon
Jeremy Lamb -SG- Iman Shumpert
Kemba Walker -PG- Cory Joseph

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CHA (10-7) | 28 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 112
KY (2-14) | 29 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 102


The Hornets didn't want to contest Iman Shumpert as he went up for the slam in the third. Shumpert finished with 22 in the loss.

Kentucky Storm Top Performers:
Iman Shumpert: 22 Points, 4 Assists, 10/17 FG, 1/5 3PT, 1/2 FT
Cory Joseph: 15 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7/14 FG, 1/4 3PT
Dwayne Bacon: 11 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4/10 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT
Sean Kilpatrick: 10 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4/5 FG, 1/1 3PT, 1/1 FT

Charlotte Hornets Top Performers:
Kemba Walker: 25 Points, 9/24 FG, 3/7 3PT, 4/4 FT
Jeremy Lamb: 21 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 9/17 FG, 3/7 3PT
Nicolas Batum: 19 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Steals, 8/13 FG, 2/5 3PT, 1/2 FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: 8 Points, 14 Rebounds, 3/5 FG, 2/2 FT
Willy Hernangomez: 6 Points, 11 Rebounds, 3/5 FG

Next Game:

@ Sacramento Kings (9-8)