This NBA season has great potential for the New York Knicks. But, remember: patience, patience, patience. Well, that is the secret. 

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 23 points and 13 boards per game. Offensively he has been really good.

Do you want to know the concerns? The Knicks have severely regressed defensively. Opponents are shooting nearly 72% at the rim. The Knicks are allowing opponents to shoot over 48% from the floor, which ranks the Knicks 26th in the league. They are averaging under 4 blocks per game.

Team defense, rebounding and rim protection are glaring needs to go along with the fact that their bench is woefully thin.

The other issue is head coach Tom Thibodeau. He has done a great job coaching this team since getting the job. He asks a lot of his players, no question. Towns, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Bridges and OG Anunoby will be given time. They are more balanced on offense. They will gel and improve as the season goes along.

The Arizona Cardinals continued their mid-season winning streak, taking their fourth victory in a row in a dominating 31-6 decision over the New York Jets on Sunday at State Farm Stadium.

The Cardinals are 6-4 on the season and pushed Aaron Rodgers and the Jets to 3-7.

Kyler Murray was almost perfect, hitting 22 of 24 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown. Murray also ran for two scores.

This marked the third consecutive home game Arizona allowed no touchdowns.

James Conner rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 80 yards.

Marvin Harrison Jr. pulled in five receptions for 54 yards and a score as the Cardinals out-gained the Jets 406 yards to 207.

Jets’ QB Aaron Rodgers finished with 151 passing yards on 22 of 35 passing with no touchdowns. Whatever the Jets offense thought they found in the second half against Houston did not make the trip west.

The Carolina Panthers recovered a fumble on the first play of overtime, then kicked a field to beat the New York Giants 20-17 Sunday in Munich, Germany.

The game was a sluggish matchup between two 2-7 teams who struggled to move the ball downfield.

The Panthers quarterback Bryce Young threw to tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders for a touchdown. Carolina added a field goal. The Giants got into the red zone late in the second half, but Daniel Jones threw a costly pick.

The Giants opened the final frame with Jones running 2 yards into the end zone. New York recovered a Carolina fumble to get the ball back with eight minutes remaining in the game, however, Jones threw another interception.

With 10 seconds left, Gano made a field goal to tie things up at 17 and send the game to overtime.

Carolina forced a fumble and recovered the ball on the Giants’ first play of the extra session. All Carolina needed was a field goal, and the Panthers got it, with Eddy Pineiro nailing a 36-yard kick and ending the game. The Panthers won, 20-17 and move to 3-7 on the season.