I got my
Knickaz in Miami and they going Gorillaz. Huh?
What a
game, what a game. I walked into a bar last night, after 20 minutes on the
subway, only to be informed by the television that my beloved Melo would be
sitting out with 6 sTitches in his finger. I promptly took a large sip of my
beverage, let out a “hsugh” type noise and said to no one in particular “well
here we go.” And here we go we did. Raymond and Tyson each picked up the other
10 players by their waists, spun them a bit, and fireman carried them on their
backs. Everyone got in on the action from the Knicks side and that was just
great. The Knicks dared anyone with a name other than LeBron to beat them and
they all politely declined. And that was lovely.
Raymond,
Raymond, Raymond. In perhaps his best game as a pro, Raymond was slicing and
dicing and serving up meals for all the other Knicks players. He shot a
preposterous 6-10 from 3 and finished the game with 7 assists but those numbers
beguile his impact on the game. He was in complete control, forcing Miami to
switch on pick and rolls and calling his own number to get to the paint.
Letting Lin go seemed spiteful and shortsighted but I think I forgot what an
in-shape Ray Felton could do. His natural inclination will always be to be
overweight so let’s collectively agree to take cheap shots about his weight to
really build up insecurities. Cool?
The Knicks
had 8 guys with 7+ points and Jason Kidd was a preposterous +31 for the game.
The Knicks also only had 7 turnovers (more running for the Coaches!) and the bench had 57 points and only one
turnover.
I feel like
Steve Novak and Mike Miller have been destined to square off against one
another for the “White, Small Forward, 3-pt Shooter Title” for some time now. You have the older, white-trashier, tattoo-covered former hotshot against the younger Midwestern upstart. I
wish Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher had the opportunity to do this for the
role in Two and a Half Men. I’m not sure how that
would have sorted itself on TV though.
Brewer played 27 minutes and scored 0 points. Which is really hard to believe but he also played very solid on-ball defense against LeBron and helped out all over.
“@ZachLow_NBA:
Miami was -31 in 29 minutes LeBron and Wade played together, per NBA.com.
Meaningless in long run, but jaw-dropping for one night.”
There was a
perplexing halftime bit that featured Kenny Smith in front of some video screen
that was shaped in a bit of a half-circle, cathedral-type deal. Kenny was in a
suit and wearing Jerry Seinfeld sneakers. TNT should harness their powers for good.
Carmelo’s
suit on the sidelines was ridiculous. If you missed it, don’t search for it.
Just be happy that you missed the suit equivalent of a snuff video. Also I’m
not sure when buttoning a shirt all the way to the top of the neck became a
look but it’s a really bad one.
So in conclusion - I'm not even really sure what happened. The Knicks moved the ball well, played solid defense and capitalized on the given opportunities. It seems that people are really taking notice of this team and I love so much about. On to the next one at Chicago tomorrow night!
Get well
soon Carmelo! Get well son Iman! Get well soon Marcus!
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