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Phil Jackson: Knicks ‘not ready for Showtime’
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With another daunting test awaiting them Thursday against LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Cleveland, the Knicks opened the Jax-Fisher era by flunking geometry in ugly fashion. They shot just 36.5% from the field − including 3-for-17 from three-point range − and were overmatched at both ends in a boo-filled 104-80 blowout loss to the Bulls in their season opener at the Garden.
“Not ready for Showtime, were we?” (Phil) Jackson replied when asked for comment by the Daily News outside his waiting car after the game. “I can’t tell how long it will take.”
