New York Knicks: 5 takeaways from 4-game West Coast trip

4. 3-point shooting disappears

One area the New York Knicks targeted this offseason as something that needs to improve was their 3-point shooting. At times they have looked good shooting from deep, but not consistently enough. During this trip, the 3-point shooting was mostly nonexistent.

The Knicks lit it up from deep against the Golden State Warriors, knocking down 12-of-29 from distance, equaling out to 41.4 percent. Outside of that performance the Knicks missed and missed often from the 3-point line.

In the blowout against the Portland Trail Blazers, New York settled for way too many 3-pointers, a lot of which were not great shots. They made only 7-of-38, equaling out to an anemic 18.4 percent. They were better against the Sacramento Kings, but still not great, going 9-of-30. Against the Denver Nuggets, it was more of the same, as they made only 8-of-32 from distance.

Julius Randle shot the ball pretty well over this stretch, but Marcus Morris and Damyean Dotson are the only consistent threats they have from deep. Mike Miller will have his hands full trying to scheme the team some open jumpers, as Morris and Allonzo Trier are the only two players on the team making more than one 3-pointer per game and shooting at least 35 percent.