Knicks (113) - Jazz (109)

Phew, what a game.

The Knicks look to finally be back on track. Now on a two game winning streak, they pretty much ran all over the Jazz until the 4th quarter. The first half has to be one of the best first halves this squad has put up in a LONG time. Other than a quiet Jamal Crawford at first, the other Knicks seemed to contribute and put up big numbers. Marbury in particular had 15 points in the first half. Randolph got quiet after a 13 point first quarter, but would score big later on, with some great key defensive rebounds, offensive rebounds, and defense near the end.

Quentin Richardson seems to have FINALLY sort of found his shot: He went 3 for 7 and made VERY critical blocks and steals in the final few minutes of the 4th quarter.

Kudos to Eddy Curry, who had a horrible offensive game, but gave us a nice huge block (Which some may argue was a goaltend, which it sorta does look like... but I'd have to look at it a bit more closely...) down the stretch, which led to a quick 5-0 run with a minute and a half to go.

Over on Utah's side, Deron Williams once again showed me why he's the most underrated guard in the Western Conference. The kid has talent, 26 points and 8 assists, including some huge lay-ups late in the game. Mehmet Okur on the other hand, is ice cold once again. Is this guy going to heat up anytime soon? Looks like putting Paul Millsap in his place is only a formality at this point.

And who's decision was it to have AK-47 hoist up THREE three pointers, all being bricks?

Toss-up on tonight's best player, so I'm going to give Carlos Boozer the award on the Jazz, while Marbury and Randolph share the award for the Knicks. Boozer and Randolph both had double doubles, while Marbury hit many huge clutch shots. Kudos to Crawford for heating up in the second half, and hitting two huge free throws in the 4th quarter.

I'd love to say that there's nowhere to go but up, but please remember that Isiah Thomas is our head coach, James Dolan is our owner, and Isiah is sure to screw up sometime soon.

4-9.