Game Thread: BOS @ NYK
November 22nd, 2009 by Brian Cronin | Comments | Permalink |
This is game one in the Knicks’ journey against two title contenders (their next stop is a game against the defending champion Lakers in Los Angeles).
Can the Knicks somehow continue their winning streak?
Talk about it here!
Nate shooting at the right basket this time to end the quarter!
And missing :(
Nice to see Gallo hit the boards a little but man, not going after the loose ball after fumbling it was bush league. I assume he was just winded, but come on.
Nice to see
secondeffort from Chandler!Tie game.
Wow.
Nice to see Nate putting it in the right basket
Knicks up one.
Wow.
That was absurd that they did not collapse on Perkins, especially Nate not coming off of Rondo.
We’re 20 minutes into this game and we’re not down by 20.
In fact, WE’RE WINNING!
Has this team turned a corner– where even if they don’t win, they at least show up to play?
Wait, so Gallo should play more?
Weird.
C’mon guys, close out the half well…
You have to love how Harrington thought that that was a good play.
Thank you, Chandler, for driving.
I loathe Paul Pierce…
Sometimes you really have to marvel at how dumb Harrington can be.
Harrington’s a black hole. It’s startling.
Al, when there are two folks guarding you, you can pass it. You don’t have to keep it. Give it to the tall Italianate fellow, f’rinstance
He’s triple-teamed and his teammates are jumping up and down for the ball and he still tries to drive.
Amazing.
Down three is really not that bad.
Boy, this interview with Tracy Morgan is goddawful.
That half was really not bad at all. At least it was competitive. Baby steps
This is the first game ive been able to watch in awhile and I must say I have been pleasantly surprised so far. Nice 1st half for the Knicks, it would be great if they can somehow pull this one out.
I think I saw Lee smiling on the court, first time this year….
How about that dunk Gallo had in the 1st quarter btw. My bro was watching the game with me at the time and he was like WTF!! lol
Knicks step on the line waaaaaaay too often.
We’re not exactly roaring out of the gate right here.
D’Antoni called the timeout a possession too late.
Also, Gallo really needs to take some lessons from Harrington in being more arrogant.
Well, it was nice that they competed for a half.
THERE we go.
I think that was the first *-on-1 break I’ve seen this season. I was almost afraid Wilson was going to pull up for the ju-OH FOR FUCK’S SAKE HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU LET RONDO JUST BASKET TOSS IN LAYUPS??
Chandler can’t guard Garnett, but that was a terrible call.
That Rondo layup was unguardable.
Well shit…I NEED to get a rooster hat now.
Ray Allen is KILLING my fantasy team!
Knicks up three.
Wow.
Wow-great effort to come back.
Isn’t it amazing how good Harrington looks when he’s playing within himself?
Wow– it’s fun to root for a team that plays well.
Eddy Curry is continuing is 13.3 rebounds/40 pace so far! I think I just saw him get 2 rebounds in 30 seconds. I had to rub my eyes.
Probably don’t want Curry dribbling with his back to the basket.
Yeah, Eddy Curry’s rebounding is impressive as hell. Can we end the game now?
Wow, Chandler, soooo dumb.
First points of the fourth quarter, right?
Shake and bake!
Beautiful tip by Gallo, great three by Nate.
Geez, Rasheed.
Hahaha, Curry drawing the charge!!!
Hahahahahaha
Dammit, Gallo, that was a decent look!
Eddy drew a charge? I thought they changed the NBA bylaws to make that impossible.
PS – the Nix have a chance to pull away here and they’re blowing it
And yes, it is not fair of me to presume Gallo will make every look he gets.
encouraging work on the boards from Gallo today.
Garnet and Wallace are a combined 1-16
Oops. I shouldn’t have said that.
Eddy with an offensive rebound too. Wow, indeed
Coach Mike – can you please put that Lee fellow back in? Pretty please?
I don’t like this whole “running the offense through Curry” thing.
It’s not bad for certain times of the game, but crunch time? Seriously?
The weird thing about Lee not being in is that he was in during the comeback, so it’s weird not to go to him now.
Curry has drawn a charge, gotten an offensive rebound, and hit a free throw. Who is this guy?
Does D’Antoni seriously think that this is the right lineup for crunch time?!?
What a stupid flagrant by Eddy.
And then he punches Rondo for no reason what-so-ever. That’s my boy!
And there’s the Eddy I know. That was colossally stupid. But jeez, he really shouldn’t be in the game
We could use Lee’s ability on the boards — they are really working the offensive glass. ANd here he comes…
Curry’s been really quite good, though. And I can’t believe I wrote that either…
At least that gut Eddy on the bench.
And there’s Eddy. Jeez….
Wow, what great D causing the 24 second violation!
Sometimes we are unrecognizable, even to ourselves…
Lee really should have kicked it back out on that last offensive rebound.
“Curry’s been really quite good, though. And I can’t believe I wrote that either…”
How has Curry been good? He’s 2-6 from the field, 50% from the line and a turnover machine?
Eddy’s game never shows up in box-score, Robert. It’s the intangibles he brings to the game. The energy. The basketball IQ.
You just don’t get it.
all I can say is wow..I don’t wanna jinx the game b/c the C’s have absolutely killed us these past few years..but I am amazed at how efficient we are playing today..wow.
Lee! You need to kick it out to waste time in that situation!
Thanks Z. I Forgot about that
Chandler’s basketball IQ…not so good.
Well, eddy has drawn some important fouls…
dammitt..looks like i just jinxed us
Chandler is definitely trying to attack more.
Unfortunately, he’s just not very good at it.
I take it back, he was smart enough not to make a dumb move there.
Wait…is that a compliment really?
Nice drive and dish inside by will
I get depressed when I see the MSG crowd doing the wave…
Damn.
So, two seconds left to take a shot and your pass is to…David Lee behind the three point arc?
Niiiice.
Maybe they thought Lee was Gallo.
That was one of the biggest make-up calls I have ever, ever seen.
Wow. That’s the most egregious example of a “make up call” I think I’ve ever seen
…Great minds, Brian.
That just goes to show the refs can do anything they want, whenever they want.
figures…
Great, bring in Gallo cold with 17 seconds left.
Hughes but not Nate?
I bet you Harrington shoots here.
I win.
cmon Al…make these…
Bad play by the Celts: let Harrington score and he’d hang on the rim for a tech.
let’s hope no one fouls
I understand the logic of putting in Gallo cold. He spreads the floor much better than Chandy, esp. if the play you’re calling is an iso for Harrington
Can’t fault the effort today.
OT. Well done guys
What was that play that Rivers called for Boston? Not that I’m complaining, but why in the name of Vishnu didn’t the ball go to Pierce?
We rock in day games!
I don’t have MSG, just the Celtics network.
I have the distinct pleasure of listening to Tommy Heinsohn whine endlessly about “New York calls.” Someone shoot me.
Is it just me or do Perkins and Garnett constantly set illegal screens – they hold onto the guy they’re screening every time?
all of a sudden, we can’t buy a bucket…
I bet Tommy Heinsohn liked that call.
yes d-mar..i’m seein tha same thing
Crap
We may be out of gas…
Duhon has played 47 minutes…
I don’t understand y Hughes is still in the game when he’s missin everything..but Nate and Rooster aren’t in on offense
Hughes should be our starting point guard!
nice..double OT anyone?
Why did Perk rotate to Duhon there? Again, I’m not complaining, b/c it’s nice to see the other team botch a play on D from time to time.
I hope Rondo shoots a 20 footer at the buzzer again
David Lee, can’t hit the last second shot…
Shit.
wha????????
As he hit that game-winner, my opponent in fantasy football scored two separate touchdowns.
I am feeling great right now.
…how??
Crap. And a foul to give. Was that on Lee or Harrington defensively? Strong effort though, I felt proud of them today…
Well, the effort was there. If we compete like that every game, the Jazz may only end up with a late lottery pick.
we completely ran out of gas…thas the only reason I see for lettin the game slip away
Biggest problem with this team:
Most minutes played by a Knick Chris Duhon with 47 and this is what he did in all those minutes: 3 pts, 6 asts on 1-6 shooting from the field. Waste of minutes.
..well that and Nate & Gallo not playin in OT
I’ve got a big problem with the Knicks not using their foul to give at the end. They should have fouled Pierce as soon as he put the ball on the floor. What did D”Antoni tell them in the huddle?
Owen– Don’t blame Harrington. He was in perfect position for the rebound if KG missed the shot :)
I agree BigBlueAL.. Du played too many minutes and did next to nothing with the PT..while Nate & Rooster rode the pine late in the game..unbelievable
I know this sounds very mean and cruel, but Im almost hoping for Duhon to get injured so D’Antoni cant freakin play him.
“Eddy’s game never shows up in box-score, Robert. It’s the intangibles he brings to the game. The energy. The basketball IQ.
You just don’t get it.”
What happened with the flagrant foul and Curry? Didn’t see it. Trautwig said it was a game-changer…
“Biggest problem with this team: Most minutes played by a Knick Chris Duhon with 47 and this is what he did in all those minutes: 3 pts, 6 asts on 1-6 shooting from the field. Waste of minutes.”
But he only had one turnover. And the Knicks looked good while he was out there. (He just didn’t need to be out there for that long!)
D-Mar the reason I believe they didnt foul Pierce is because Chandler was covering him and he had 5 fouls.
Eddy missed a shot, thought he was fouled, and took it out on Rondo’s back, pushing him into the first row.
But it wasn’t really a game changer. There was a lot of time left, and Rondo missed one of the free throws.
The way it really changed the game was that it got Eddy on the bench, where he probably should have been in the first place.
“D-Mar the reason I believe they didnt foul Pierce is because Chandler was covering him and he had 5 fouls.”
I don’t know, I guess I’d rather see him foul out and take my chances in 2nd OT. Either way, it’s inexcusable that a guy has a wide open jumper to win the game.
But really, a strong effort, there’s not a lot to complain about.
It really is a shame they lost on a horrible defensive stand on the final shot because for the most part they played excellent D the entire game holding the Celtics to 41.7 % for the game.
Hopefully they can win in Sacramento and avoid an 0-3 road trip.
The key was in the beginning of the fourth when the Nix had a chance to extend the lead and didn’t. THat was the turning point
I’m glad I watched this game. It makes me more excited to go to the Lakers game on Tuesday (and not feel I’ve wasted $$ before it even starts).
the real question is why didn’t this team play this hard for the first 10 games? they’re still way too undisciplined, regardless of talent level, but generally a nice effort today.
No one seems to mentionthat KG committed a blatant foul. He “set a pick” by grabbing Chandler with his extended hands. That’s 2 shots for chandler if it’s called right, isn’t it?
On the last play!
Z, I think the game against the Lakers is going to be a lot uglier. The Celtics missed a lot of open shots today. Today’s effort was good (especially on the 2nd of a back to back), but the Lakers are a much better team with Gasol back. Hope you have fun though and that the game isn’t a 20+ point blowout.
“the real question is why didn’t this team play this hard for the first 10 games? ”
Amen. They played 6 out of their last 7 at home and won 1. And now 4 out of the next 5 teams they play are playoff and/or elite teams. They’ve dug a huge hole due to that stretch of putrid play that’s gonna be very hard to climb out of. It’s a shame because a lot of the East teams aren’t exactly tearing it up lately, so they could easily be in the mix.
Just realized Knicks now 0-3 in OT. Considering they are 3-10, if they couldve won 2 of the 3 games that went into OT a 5-8 record wouldnt seem that bad at all.
AL, I want to see Duhon getting less minutes too, but I’m guessing that Nate had to get out of the coach’s doghouse first before earning his trust (plus it doesn’t help that Nate is atrocious on D). And he doesn’t trust Douglas enough to run the show on his own in limited minutes, which I do think there’s some justification for.
But by the end of this road trip, if Duhon is still getting 40+ minutes, I’m going to be incredibly annoyed. Let Hughes and Douglas play together if necessary for 15 to 20 minutes a game.
What show does Duhon run, the Twilight Zone?? So many times in the 4th quarter he dribbled the ball for almost the entire shot clock and gave it up to someone who had to force a horrible shot. Hell at the end of OT Hughes was the player running the pnr with Lee not Duhon yet Duhon I believe was still in the game during that possession.
Nate annoys the crap out of me but at least he is a major threat on offense and hell he is fun to watch at times. Last year he actually played very good running the point when Duhon was out. I would love it if Nate and Douglas played all the PG minutes but I know barring an injury to Duhon that will never happen.
“Z, I think the game against the Lakers is going to be a lot uglier.”
Okay. Can I have my money back? Thanks.
“I want to see Duhon getting less minutes too, but I’m guessing that Nate had to get out of the coach’s doghouse first before earning his trust.”
Why not start Larry Hughes at PG? He can’t do worse than the Du, and Nate/Toney can play SG.
But D’Antoni is married to Duhon, for whatever reason, so I think we really do need an injury to make a better back court happen (addition by subtraction!)
The title of this article says it all, “Passing on Jennings could cost Knicks James”….
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AnNMuulVd792r4aYCSBYMTa8vLYF?slug=dw-iversonknicks111909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
The title of this article says it all, “Passing on Jennings could cost Knicks James”….
Owen, I posted a couple of days ago how totally different the Knicks season would be right now if they had picked Jennings. And also how much more attractive we would be to FA’s. Every time I look at a Bucks box score, it just hurts, and he’s showing game after game that he’s no fluke. I guess we know how Dumars felt picking Darko over Anthony. Bosh and Wade – it’s the gift that keeps on giving.