Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Post Game Recap
Final Score: New York Knicks: 104 San
Antonio Spurs: 100
Knicks Rally Late to Top Spurs
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The Knicks showed how resilient of a
team they were Thursday night in San Antonio, pulling off an improbable 104-100
victory. Multiple times throughout the
night, it seemed that the Knicks were going to be handed their first loss of
the season; facing a 12 point deficit with seven minutes remaining, the Knicks made
a ferocious comeback to get the win. It is
only the second time in franchise history that the Knicks started a season 6-0
and the last time they reached this mark they made a run to the NBA
finals. The victory also snapped a nine
game losing streak in San Antonio.
The Knicks comeback came from unexpected
sources, as Carmelo Anthony had an off game on the offensive end. Guards Raymond Felton and Jason Kidd led the
Knicks comeback in the last seven minutes, scoring 15 of the teams 23
points.
Felton led the Knicks with 25 points on
10 of 20 shooting with seven assists and only two turnovers. Felton also played tough defense on Spurs
point guard Tony Parker, as Parker struggled from the field going seven of 20.
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Kidd played a season high 34 minutes and
the Knicks needed him on the court for every one of those seconds. Kidd’s veteran presence kept the Knicks calm
even as they went down 12 points and he responded with big baskets. Kidd knocked down two straight three pointers
to cut the lead down to four, ending the game with 14 points and four three
pointers made. Kidd also had an
outstanding night on the defensive end, getting a career high tying three
blocks.
Another contributor to the comeback
effort was J.R. Smith, who continued his torrid shooting pace and is now
shooting an eye-popping 73.7 percent from behind the arc. Smith finished the game with 17 points
scored, adding five rebounds and two assists. Smith brought it on the defensive
end as well, getting one steal and one block, continuing to astound with his
play thus far.
Anthony did not have the high scoring
output, scoring only nine points on three of 12 shooting, but he contributed in
other areas to help the Knicks win. He pulled
down a team high 12 rebounds and handed out three assists. Anthony was quoted after the game talking
about getting the hockey assist, showing the change in his perspective this
season not even caring about getting the stats but instead focusing on ball
movement and the extra pass to get the best shot possible.
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Tyson Chandler deserves some recognition
as well, as he banged in the paint all night with the Spurs bigs and was able
to still have a productive night.
Chandler finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, giving him his first
double-double of the season.
The Knicks get right back at it Friday
night, as they will head to Memphis to face the Grizzlies. The Knicks will have their hands full again,
as the Grizzlies sport one of the best interior combinations in Zach Randolph
and Marc Gasol in addition to a great wing player in Rudy Gay and above average
point guard in Mike Conley.
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