Sunday, November 25th, 2012
Post Game Recap
Final Score: Detroit Pistons: 100 New
York Knicks: 121
Knicks Bounce Back, Blow out Pistons
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The Knicks didn’t exactly bounce back on
the defensive end of the ball against the Pistons, but it didn’t matter much as
the Knicks were unstoppable on the offensive side, dropping 121 on Detroit en
route to a blowout victory. The Knicks
gave up an average of 122.5 points in their last two games, giving up 100 for
the third straight time but they were able to cause problems for Detroit; the
Knicks forced 19 Detroit turnovers and converted them into 33 points. The Pistons also became the fifth straight
team to lose at Madison Square Garden this season by double-digits.
Carmelo Anthony came out scorching from
the start again, as he scored 15 points in the first frame in the most dominant
of fashions. Anthony went for 15 points
in the first quarter, following up an 18 point first quarter Friday night
against the Rockets. In the quarter,
Anthony went six of seven from the field, knocking down all three of his three
point attempts.
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Anthony would finish the game with a
game high 29 points, adding two rebounds, three assists and one steal. A glaring stat is Anthony’s high turnover
number again, which was six this afternoon.
That makes 20 turnovers for Anthony in his last three games, something
that will need to get lower as the Knicks will not be able to stay in the game
with better competition with turnovers that high.
Steve Novak has been struggling thus far
this season, but Sunday afternoon he was on.
Novak went for a season high 18 points, knocking down five of his seven
three point attempts. Novak also showed
up in the box score in other places, something he hasn’t done recently, getting
two rebounds, two blocks and one steal.
If Novak has his shooting stroke back it
gives the Knicks a deadly weapon. Novak
is a perfect floor spacer for the offense that the Knicks run, but he has to be
making his three point attempts as his shooting ability is really the only
thing that he brings to the table.
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J.R. Smith didn’t allow Novak to be the
only shining star off the bench, as he had another strong game for the
Knicks. Smith hit only three of eight
shots from the field, but attacked the rim consistently, getting to the foul
line for eight attempts and knocking them all down for 15 points.
Where Knick fans are happy is that Smith
stuffed the stat sheet and helped the team in other ways than just
scoring. Smith grabbed a team high 10
rebounds, while handing out five assists and getting a steal. Smith is an x-factor this season for the
Knicks and when he has performances like Sunday afternoon, they will be tough
to beat especially when Iman Shumpert and Amar’e Stoudemire return from
injury.
Another strong performance was put forth
by Raymond Felton as well, notching his second double-double in three games as
he went for 14 points and 10 assists. Felton
also added four rebounds, two steals and a very impressive zero turnovers.
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Outside of Anthony, the Knicks ball security
was as great as it has been throughout the season, as the rest of the Knicks combined
for only five turnovers.
Rasheed Wallace also returned from his
sore foot and had a big impact on the game, as he scored 15 points off the
bench to go with one rebound, steal and block.
Marcus Camby also got into the game, playing five minutes and grabbing
three rebounds.
Overall, the Knicks shooting was lethal
from everywhere on the court. The Knicks
shot 48.1 percent from the field and 17 for 33 from the three point line, good
for 51.5 percent. They also shot an
impressive 28 for 31 from the foul line, good for 90.3 percent.
Next up for the Knicks is the first game
against the Brooklyn Nets for the season Monday night at 7 P.M. ET. It is the first of four meetings between the
teams this season and a game fans of the Knicks would like to see them
dominate.
