New York Knicks Have Their Doors Blown Off By Dallas Mavericks
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It started out ugly tonight for the New York Knicks, but they provided a glimmer of hope as they woke up and began to play. It was pretty short lived though, as the Dallas Mavericks eventually took them to the woodshed, delivering yet another embarrassing loss to the Knicks record. It was a struggle for most of the night on both ends of the court for the Knicks, evident from the final score. The Knicks have now lost two consecutive games again, and things will not be getting any easier as they will travel to take on the Chicago Bulls Thursday night.
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Player of the Game: Carmelo Anthony
Anthony’s stats stood out the most from the game tonight, earning him POTG honors. He finished the game with a strong stat line, scoring 26 points with five rebounds, five assists, four steals and one block. On the downside he did turn the ball over four times. He also was struggling with his shot at moments during the game, coming up well short on a number of jump shots from the elbow, where he usually succeeds. Even with his jump shot going array in the middle quarters, he still finished with a respectable 11-23 from the field and 2-4 from beyond the arc.
-THJ Struggles
For the second consecutive game, Tim Hardaway Jr. could not find the range on his jump shot. He was 0-8 from behind the three-point line, making him 1-16 in the last two games. That hurt his overall shooting percentage on the night, as Hardaway struggled to a 5-17 performance.
On a positive note, Hardaway Jr. continued to attack the basket, attempting four free throws on the night and making all of them. He also attacked Tyson Chandler at the rim on a few occasions; he may not have scored but it was nice seeing him going to the rim and challenging bigger opponents.
-Fisher Makes a Statement
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The Knicks came out about as flat as any team could to start the game, and Derek Fisher decided to make a statement with his starters once they went down 26-11; he subbed them all out together. The message was received it would seem at the beginning, as the Knicks battled back behind strong effort from the bench that was carried through the second quarter as the starters trickled back into the lineup. The message wasn’t able to be carried throughout the rest of the game though, as the Knicks were eventually blown out.
-Three-Point Discrepancy
The first time these teams met on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Knicks were lights out from deep, making 50 percent of their attempts from three-point land. The Mavericks, on the other hand, struggled mightily to the tune of 4-31, or 12.9 percent.
Fast forward to tonight, and the outcomes were flipped. The Knicks struggled from deep, connecting on only 23.8 percent of their shots from three. The Mavericks this time were lights out, knocking down 15-33 for 45.5 percent. Often times it was a practice-type atmosphere for the Mavericks as the Knicks constantly left shooters open at the three-point line.