Note: this is only for just in cast Barnesgasm puts up his own recap of the game tonight. I will keep my recap here for the sake of not losing my work.
Hey guys, I'm sitting in for Seth today. Great game played by the Knicks, they really put up a gasp great effort and kept it close down the stretch. I like seeing efforts like this. Anyway:
Anyone else find that stupid T-Mobile starting line-up thing to be confusing? It's too... unorganized for me.
Glad to see Chandler get another start. He made a few poor shot choices, but he has tons of potential.
'DOLPH SIGHTING! No points, but he did get one rebound in 9 minutes. Really, Morris? That's all you could do in 9 minutes? You get your freakin' chance and you don't even capatialize! Oh well, there's more chances.
It seems like Eddy Curry has gotten the memo that some people are going to be gone after the off season, because he played like a beast tonight, 23 points and 7-9 from the free throw line!
Marbury was out there watching the team, looking like he'd rather be anywhere but there. Wouldn't blame him. It must suck knowing that Fred Jones was starting in the spot you'd be at normally.
Speaking of Freddie, he had a great shooting night, getting key shots in the 4th, including a big three pointer to keep the Knicks in the game.
Rasheed Wallace was out for the Pistons tonight, so Theo Ratliff started in his place, and proved why he never deserved any of those big money contracts that he got. He blew EASY shots, made stupid turnovers and even got some bad goaltends. Way to impress, Theo. I'm sure Flip Saunders is glad you're his one back-up when 'Sheed gets hurt.
David Lee had a nice double double, 12 points and 15 rebounds. He really has begun to pick it up a lot more lately. Nice to see him playing well, considering he's one of the few Knicks that gave a shit early on.
Crawford made a nice shake and bake move in the 2nd, only for Lee to get his lay-up blocked. Damn, that would've made Sportscenter highlights too.
I'm too used to Amir Johnson having long hair. He looks off without his dreadlocks.
Speaking of off, Tayshaun Prince was anything but that, hitting huge shots down the stretch to put the game away for good. He had a nice night, shooting 9-17 and hitting a huge runner to put them up by 4 with 19 seconds to go.
No idea how he did it, but Richard Hamilton got two quick technicals and got tossed. Jeez, who shit in his Trix? Methinks someone wanted a night off. He also had the same temper tantrum in the triple overtime thriller from 2006, and it cost them the game that time, and almost did tonight.
Renaldo Balkman had one of his worst games in a long time. He had two straight fast breaks, got called for a charge on both of them. He was later called for a goaltend, too. Ouch. Isiah got rid of him after that for a while.
In a funny moment, Mike and Clyde were discussing how the MAAC tournament was continuing on MSG at 10 P.M. live, which I agree is WAY too late for those poor kids. Clyde said, in typical Clyde fashion "When do those kids study?!"... on second thought, you had to be there.
Both Crawford and Nate got banged up in the game. Crawford left for a short while due to something involving his shoulder, and Nate was limping for the final few minutes of the game. Let's hope it doesn't mean anything bad...
The Knicks kept getting SO close to tying the game and overtaking the lead, but then they'd fall apart again. They'd go on 10-0 runs, but then go ice cold. It's frustrating, a bit in a way.
Malik Rose scored 9 points in 8 minutes, including a three pointer! WTF?!
No Walter Herrmann sighting, therefore JoshL is not happy. I need my three point shooting Fabio fix, DAMNIT!
All in all, the Knicks played great, just fell apart at the end and could never fully gain momentum. Oh well, one more extra chance at gaining Derreck Rose, so no complaints here. See you guys later!
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Spurs (99) - Knicks (93)
Should I honestly be surprised anymore? Really?
Another stinker by the Knicks. After leading by double digits for most of the game, they totally fell apart in the final few minutes of the fourth quarter, playing like the same old, same old crap that we're totally used to by now. The Spurs chipped away at the lead, before Michael Finley was left wide open to nail the three and tie the game to head into overtime. The Knicks couldn't find Jamal Crawford, which made them resort to Mardy Collins bricking some UGLY shots that he had no business taking...
On the Knicks side, Fred Jones carried us through the first half. Jones exploded for 15 points, including four three pointers, ending the night with a career high 5 for 10 from downtown, ending the night with 19 points. Yeah, he only mustered up four in the second half. That's another reason why we lost. Jones followed up that nice first half with a huge stinker for a second half. He also bricked a few important late threes at the end of the 4th, and even one in OT, when we really could've used them.
It took awhile for Jamal Crawford to warm up, but it was his 2nd half spark plug that kept the Knicks even alive. And after the Spurs began to notice he was heating up, they double teamed him at every opportunity they could, hounding him and making him pass to someone else, who would freak out and blow an easy shot. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Renaldo Balkman once again showed he can be great when given minutes, chipping in 10 points, 7 rebounds, and key defensive plays and saves. Same for David Lee, who added 14 points and 7 boards himself. Zach Randolph shot poorly, but added 13 rebounds with his 10 points, which is always a welcome contribution. He must've still been zonked from hitting 3 three pointers yesterday, because he hoisted up two bad ones tonight. Wilson Chandler got a start, but didn't do much in 9 minutes, getting quick fouls and scoring 2 points.
I saw Damon Stoudamire for the first time in awhile, and other than not shooting much, he played pretty well, making easy defensive stops. Tim Duncan was Tim Duncan, adding 21 points and 14 rebounds. Duncan didn't do much in the clutch for San Antonio however, actually sometimes leading them TO turnovers. Robert Horry had his best game of the season, going 5 for 6 for 13 points on 3 for 4 from three point range.
The Spurs hero? Other than Finley, it had to be Manu Ginobili. While he didn't shoot particulary well, Manu made MANY key defensive plays, clutch shots, and clutch free throws. Speaking of Finley, he had an excellent game, draining 5 three's, and of course making the huge three pointer with four tenths remaining in the 4th.
Really, why was the guy left open? He's Michael Finley! He's going to hit the wide open trey! Ugh, this game was so winnable, too. The Knicks just fell apart. Again. Let's hope we get a good pick in the draft, because there's really no reason to bother anymore. Seeya around.
Another stinker by the Knicks. After leading by double digits for most of the game, they totally fell apart in the final few minutes of the fourth quarter, playing like the same old, same old crap that we're totally used to by now. The Spurs chipped away at the lead, before Michael Finley was left wide open to nail the three and tie the game to head into overtime. The Knicks couldn't find Jamal Crawford, which made them resort to Mardy Collins bricking some UGLY shots that he had no business taking...
On the Knicks side, Fred Jones carried us through the first half. Jones exploded for 15 points, including four three pointers, ending the night with a career high 5 for 10 from downtown, ending the night with 19 points. Yeah, he only mustered up four in the second half. That's another reason why we lost. Jones followed up that nice first half with a huge stinker for a second half. He also bricked a few important late threes at the end of the 4th, and even one in OT, when we really could've used them.
It took awhile for Jamal Crawford to warm up, but it was his 2nd half spark plug that kept the Knicks even alive. And after the Spurs began to notice he was heating up, they double teamed him at every opportunity they could, hounding him and making him pass to someone else, who would freak out and blow an easy shot. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Renaldo Balkman once again showed he can be great when given minutes, chipping in 10 points, 7 rebounds, and key defensive plays and saves. Same for David Lee, who added 14 points and 7 boards himself. Zach Randolph shot poorly, but added 13 rebounds with his 10 points, which is always a welcome contribution. He must've still been zonked from hitting 3 three pointers yesterday, because he hoisted up two bad ones tonight. Wilson Chandler got a start, but didn't do much in 9 minutes, getting quick fouls and scoring 2 points.
I saw Damon Stoudamire for the first time in awhile, and other than not shooting much, he played pretty well, making easy defensive stops. Tim Duncan was Tim Duncan, adding 21 points and 14 rebounds. Duncan didn't do much in the clutch for San Antonio however, actually sometimes leading them TO turnovers. Robert Horry had his best game of the season, going 5 for 6 for 13 points on 3 for 4 from three point range.
The Spurs hero? Other than Finley, it had to be Manu Ginobili. While he didn't shoot particulary well, Manu made MANY key defensive plays, clutch shots, and clutch free throws. Speaking of Finley, he had an excellent game, draining 5 three's, and of course making the huge three pointer with four tenths remaining in the 4th.
Really, why was the guy left open? He's Michael Finley! He's going to hit the wide open trey! Ugh, this game was so winnable, too. The Knicks just fell apart. Again. Let's hope we get a good pick in the draft, because there's really no reason to bother anymore. Seeya around.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Lakers (120) - Knicks (109)
The Knicks continue to surprise and baffle me.
I must confess that I only caught the 2nd half, and the beginning of the first half, so my apologies if my notes are not as concise as expected.
First of all, kudos to Seth of postingandtoasting.com for giving me the plug, that was real nice of him. Hopefully I got a few clicks over to here.
Anyway, onto the game. Despite what the final score may show you, the Knicks were very much into this game throughout the whole game, even leading by eight points with eight minutes to go in the 4th quarter. So what happened? They collapsed again. Mostly thanks to Sasha Vujacic out of nowhere becoming a three point shooting god, with Kobe Bryant adding some huge shots to rip the game away from us.
Nate Robinson was fantastic, this has to honestly be his best game of the season, probably his career. The man played a great game of basketball out there, collecting 22 points and 9 assists, including HUGE three pointers and field goals to put the Knicks up big in the beginning of the 4th. After he got nailed by Sasha though, and got the T, he oddly enough quieted up.
Another big player today was David Lee. Lee had 21 points an 12 BIG rebounds, including some major offensive boards that gave the Knicks tons of second chance opportunities. The guy worked his butt off tonight, plain and simple, and got huge minutes as a reward (And because Eddy Curry got into heavy foul trouble...)
Randolph played okay, had 16 points and 14 rebounds, but it seems that his missed shots late in the 4th were one of the big reasons why we choked big time. We could've used a lot of the EASY buckets he missed.
Kudos to Balkman for hitting his first three of the season!
Ronny Turiaf had a good game for the Lakers, as well. Turiaf, Bynum, Fisher and Farmar are the only guys on that squad I can even tolerate. Lamar Odom (Ugh,) also had a good game for the Lakers.
Just like in the Golden State game, the Knicks had a chance to steal away a victory in the 4th quarter, but just choked it. After Nate Robinson got T'ed up, it's like the team lost its mojo, everyone played like turnover zombies, Crawford clamped up from the field, Nate couldn't even find a shot to take, Randolph missed EASY buckets, and they all forgot to play defense. It seems as if they just gave up halfway into the fourth. Oh well, either way, I can't be too angry (Except at Sasha...) they really did try out there, and before Robinson got T'ed up, they looked like they were going to win the game. Let's see tomorrow, they have The Jazz. Seeya next time.
I must confess that I only caught the 2nd half, and the beginning of the first half, so my apologies if my notes are not as concise as expected.
First of all, kudos to Seth of postingandtoasting.com for giving me the plug, that was real nice of him. Hopefully I got a few clicks over to here.
Anyway, onto the game. Despite what the final score may show you, the Knicks were very much into this game throughout the whole game, even leading by eight points with eight minutes to go in the 4th quarter. So what happened? They collapsed again. Mostly thanks to Sasha Vujacic out of nowhere becoming a three point shooting god, with Kobe Bryant adding some huge shots to rip the game away from us.
Nate Robinson was fantastic, this has to honestly be his best game of the season, probably his career. The man played a great game of basketball out there, collecting 22 points and 9 assists, including HUGE three pointers and field goals to put the Knicks up big in the beginning of the 4th. After he got nailed by Sasha though, and got the T, he oddly enough quieted up.
Another big player today was David Lee. Lee had 21 points an 12 BIG rebounds, including some major offensive boards that gave the Knicks tons of second chance opportunities. The guy worked his butt off tonight, plain and simple, and got huge minutes as a reward (And because Eddy Curry got into heavy foul trouble...)
Randolph played okay, had 16 points and 14 rebounds, but it seems that his missed shots late in the 4th were one of the big reasons why we choked big time. We could've used a lot of the EASY buckets he missed.
Kudos to Balkman for hitting his first three of the season!
Ronny Turiaf had a good game for the Lakers, as well. Turiaf, Bynum, Fisher and Farmar are the only guys on that squad I can even tolerate. Lamar Odom (Ugh,) also had a good game for the Lakers.
Just like in the Golden State game, the Knicks had a chance to steal away a victory in the 4th quarter, but just choked it. After Nate Robinson got T'ed up, it's like the team lost its mojo, everyone played like turnover zombies, Crawford clamped up from the field, Nate couldn't even find a shot to take, Randolph missed EASY buckets, and they all forgot to play defense. It seems as if they just gave up halfway into the fourth. Oh well, either way, I can't be too angry (Except at Sasha...) they really did try out there, and before Robinson got T'ed up, they looked like they were going to win the game. Let's see tomorrow, they have The Jazz. Seeya next time.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Warriors (106) - Knicks (104)
I have to admit, the Knicks surprised me tonight.
I only caught the game from the 2nd quarter on, but from what I saw, I really liked what I saw. The Knicks worked their butts off tonight, everything was clicking for the team until their fourth quarter meltdown. Even Q had a nice game, going 6-13 from the field, and 2-5 from 3's. It's games like these that were were EXPECTING out of Q. I really hope his slump ends, I really like him and he plays great basketball, and this slump is really sad to watch.
What was with the three point shooting by both teams? All both teams wanted to do was hoist up three after three. Did you know the Warriors were at one point 2-14 from downtown?! Jeez! Al Harrington just showed me what I've known about him for a LONG time: he's a great offensive threat when he's hot, but you can't rely on him on the defensive end, or if he's in a slump. Tonight was a bad slump. He went 4-13, and 1-5 from 3's. You know, Al, after a while, why not just give up?
It was the Warriors constant misfiring from downtown that led to to Knicks staying in this game. Also, stellar play from Renaldo Balkman, Nate Robinson, and a quietly contributing David Lee helped keep the Knicks in the game. Balkman brought energy, Lee hustle and rebounds, and Nate gave us instant offense, even if he wasn't shooting well tonight. If it weren't for him we would've been stuck in one too many situations.
While we're at it, what was with that fourth quarter meltdown by the Knicks? Seriously, they couldn't even buy a shot. What made it worse was Jamal Crawford. He was hoisting up shots everywhere, and all I heard for the last few minutes of the game was "CLANK. CLANK. CLANK." Seriously Jamal, why must you always hoist up impossible to hit shots instead of driving to the basket late in games? Do you think because you hit one every few games, you can do it all the time magically? When you're 0-7 for three's that means you have to STOP THROWING THEM UP!
Stephen Jackson killed us. That man hit a bunch of hugh three's late in the game, effectively killing us for good. And kudos to Andreis Biedrins, with 26 (!) rebounds. He only averages nine and a half per game, which makes it even more surprising. Good for him.
When is Fred Jones going to be back? I already miss him. Mardy Collins is awful running the offense.
Eddy Curry was barely in the game, but he certainly made the most of it, with 17 points in 18 minutes. Randolph was quiet, and very dissappointing.
Overall, the game was exciting and very down to the wire, I just wish Crawford, Robinson and Randolph wouldn't have missed so many shots. We really should've won this game, the Warriors were playing awful. Oh well, there's other days. The Knicks face the Lakers on Tuesday, which will hopefully be good.
I only caught the game from the 2nd quarter on, but from what I saw, I really liked what I saw. The Knicks worked their butts off tonight, everything was clicking for the team until their fourth quarter meltdown. Even Q had a nice game, going 6-13 from the field, and 2-5 from 3's. It's games like these that were were EXPECTING out of Q. I really hope his slump ends, I really like him and he plays great basketball, and this slump is really sad to watch.
What was with the three point shooting by both teams? All both teams wanted to do was hoist up three after three. Did you know the Warriors were at one point 2-14 from downtown?! Jeez! Al Harrington just showed me what I've known about him for a LONG time: he's a great offensive threat when he's hot, but you can't rely on him on the defensive end, or if he's in a slump. Tonight was a bad slump. He went 4-13, and 1-5 from 3's. You know, Al, after a while, why not just give up?
It was the Warriors constant misfiring from downtown that led to to Knicks staying in this game. Also, stellar play from Renaldo Balkman, Nate Robinson, and a quietly contributing David Lee helped keep the Knicks in the game. Balkman brought energy, Lee hustle and rebounds, and Nate gave us instant offense, even if he wasn't shooting well tonight. If it weren't for him we would've been stuck in one too many situations.
While we're at it, what was with that fourth quarter meltdown by the Knicks? Seriously, they couldn't even buy a shot. What made it worse was Jamal Crawford. He was hoisting up shots everywhere, and all I heard for the last few minutes of the game was "CLANK. CLANK. CLANK." Seriously Jamal, why must you always hoist up impossible to hit shots instead of driving to the basket late in games? Do you think because you hit one every few games, you can do it all the time magically? When you're 0-7 for three's that means you have to STOP THROWING THEM UP!
Stephen Jackson killed us. That man hit a bunch of hugh three's late in the game, effectively killing us for good. And kudos to Andreis Biedrins, with 26 (!) rebounds. He only averages nine and a half per game, which makes it even more surprising. Good for him.
When is Fred Jones going to be back? I already miss him. Mardy Collins is awful running the offense.
Eddy Curry was barely in the game, but he certainly made the most of it, with 17 points in 18 minutes. Randolph was quiet, and very dissappointing.
Overall, the game was exciting and very down to the wire, I just wish Crawford, Robinson and Randolph wouldn't have missed so many shots. We really should've won this game, the Warriors were playing awful. Oh well, there's other days. The Knicks face the Lakers on Tuesday, which will hopefully be good.
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