So the Knicks
beat a 9-13 team by 9 points and I’m supposed to be all giddy? Haha just
kidding – that was fucking awesome. It started as a blowout, then stopped being
a blowout but the Knicks hung tough, hit some shots, got some rebounds and came
out with a victory. Now 9-0 at home for the year.
Melo was
absolutely incredible. He had 22 first quarter points as the Knicks built up a
26 point lead. I’ve always wondered if Mike D’Antoni is more of a proponent of not
playing defense or if he is just indifferent to playing defense. The Lakers’
work on pick-and-rolls made me believe the former. I used "He's heating
up", "He's on fire" and "Boomshakalaka!" at separate times
in the first quarter.
Melo was
incredible until Dwight Howard tried to murder him. There are some people who
consistently seek new ways to be unlikable and then there is Dwight Howard. I
don’t want to compare him to Casey Anthony or Conrad Murray or Kim Kardashian
or someone like that. But he’s not very likable. Melo is listed as day-to-day.
Seems the Knicks could get by without him vs. the Cavs on Saturday.
Tyson
Chandler really won the game in the last two minutes with his tip-outs. He was
credited with 4 rebounds for the game, which is ridiculous. I think he had 4
tip-outs in the final 90 seconds. But regardless he kept Dwight Howard in check
and played good help defense.
Jason Kidd
has another casual Jason Kidd-like game. 5 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2
steals. I love that guy.
The Knicks
only had 6 turnovers all game. For those that don’t know – the Knicks coaches
have to run a lap for every turnover less than 13 the team has. Woodson is
going to need to get his Shaft suits taken in pretty soon.
Speaking of
getting suits taken in – the Knicks have to have the softest bodied team in the
history of the NBA. The Celtics team a few years back could compete with that
but Kurt Thomas, Rasheed, Kidd, Felton, Melo, Novak…
Also the
Knicks were 12-25 (48%) from downtown. At some point turnovers and three
pointers will revert from historic levels but it’s phenomenal right now.
Earl has
played two great games in a row. Novak was hot again from downtown (4-5).
And that’s
it. The Knicks beat a sloppy Lakers team. It was a blowout but then it was not.
Great win all around.
Get well
soon Melo! Get well soon Iman! Get well soon Marcus! Please be the 6th
man Amare!
No team without Paul Pierce can be considered the softest bodied in the history of the league. But yeah, it is a good thing they have Chandler and Earl to add a little definition to the squad.
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