Game Thread: Knicks vs. Mavericks- 11/16/08
by Seth
on Nov 16, 2008 4:27 PM EST
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(AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
Good afternoon, everybody. Hope everyone's had a good weekend and that those of you who caught the Knicks-Thunder matchup enjoyed the game and Mase's recap. I know I did. Tonight, the Knicks face a more enigmatic foe: the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs regularly own New York and have long been among the NBA's elite, but have fallen on hard times, managing only a 2-7 record while their old friend Devin Harris tears it up in New Jersey. It still feels weird to say this, but much like the Spurs loss, this is going to be a trap game for our Knicks. Dirk Nowitzki is a hell of a matchup for the Knick frontline, and Jason Kidd is one of the first true point guards the backcourt's had to face. Regardless of record, the Knicks are expected to drop this game (check out the ESPN preview). A win tonight might garner some respect for a team that most believe to be in the midst of an ephemeral autumn honeymoon on their way to another losing season (do I believe that? I still have no idea). The good news is that the Mavs currently give up 99.4 points a game, which is supposed to be an advantage for D'Antoni's squad, which is unbeaten when hitting the century mark. Jamal Crawford's historically been off his game against Dallas, but needs to lead the charge tonight to help get a win.
So it'll be the Knicks' burden tonight to defend their homecourt and step it up against a team that's more dangerous than the numbers might tell you. I'm back in action for the recap (quit groaning) and this here's your game thread for discussion and emotion. Tipoff's at 6. Get them W's.
For the Mavs side of the tale, stop by Mavs Moneyball, where this game is regarded as just about a must-win.
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oh man
the schedule going forward is so frightening.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 6:02 PM EST 0 recs
mike d'antoni
will be mic’d tonight. msg will have quite a bit of editing to do.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 6:08 PM EST 0 recs
Z-Bo from 27 feet
looks great when it falls, makes me slam my head on the table when it doesn’t.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 6:19 PM EST 0 recs
hot shooting in general.
everybody’s got that j working early in the first.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 6:20 PM EST
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wow
you’re were shitting when you said Dallas didn’t defend…
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 6:20 PM EST 0 recs
If Wilson even has a prayer against Dirk
…it’ll be by denying him the ball.
Meanwhile, the Knicks cannot miss.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 6:24 PM EST 0 recs
Zach
is absolutely ridiculous right now.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 6:29 PM EST 0 recs
jumast tuned in.
lucky enough to see quentin richardson pick up the coveted “mardy collins triple hockey assist”
by Barnesgasm on Nov 16, 2008 6:31 PM EST 0 recs
the mavs
its good to see that guys like gerald green and jj barea are getting regular minutes. in part because i like them and in part because it means the knicks dropped 35 points in the first quarter.
by Barnesgasm on Nov 16, 2008 6:36 PM EST 0 recs
i love j.j. barea
i’m pretty sure he cut my hair once.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 6:37 PM EST
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35-26 after the first
Gotta assume this 60% shooting won’t hold up, so the transition defense and rebounding must improve. It’ll be interesting to see how Randolph builds on this unbelievably hot shooting, and if Crawford starts taking it to the hole.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 6:36 PM EST 0 recs
cooled off down the stretch
but still very much on pace for 100.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 6:37 PM EST 0 recs
they were on pace for 160 at one point.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 6:37 PM EST
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i'd take that final score.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 6:39 PM EST
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gorgeous passing
duhon to nate to lee.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 6:43 PM EST 0 recs
two questions:
how did brandon jacobs get to msg so fast?
how many times has brandon jacobs’ baby been on msg?
by Barnesgasm on Nov 16, 2008 6:47 PM EST 0 recs
another question
where’s his son’s huge “BJ” chain?
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 6:50 PM EST
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i really wish this team
would make fucking free throws.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 7:02 PM EST 0 recs
wow, dirk.
shot won’t count, but damn.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 7:09 PM EST 0 recs
eh
let him get his points. the rest of the team isn’t doing shit. he can’t beat them by himself.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on
Nov 16, 2008 7:11 PM EST
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Wil
heating up…
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 7:34 PM EST 0 recs
crawford
losing his mind.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 7:34 PM EST
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Singleton
even nobodys have career nights against this Knicks “frontline.”
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 7:36 PM EST 0 recs
big shot Nate
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 7:48 PM EST 0 recs
breen's right
zach’s gotta let his shots come to him.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 7:57 PM EST 0 recs
the 26-footers are bad
but the long 2-pointers are even worse. i mean shit, if he’s going to shoot from there, he might as well take two steps back. he needs to get back in the paint like he did against OKC.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on
Nov 16, 2008 7:59 PM EST
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QQQQQQQQ!
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 7:59 PM EST 0 recs
dammit
please can somebody get a rebound?
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:03 PM EST 0 recs
Somebody's gotta do something
about these Kidd post-ups. Maybe let Duhon take him one-on-one.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:04 PM EST 0 recs
not counting the trio of
MJ/Reggie/Mourning, i think Kidd might be my most hated.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on
Nov 16, 2008 8:06 PM EST
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c'mon Zach
what the fuck.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 8:09 PM EST 0 recs
HUGE shot
from QRich. Nice to see him having a solid quarter.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 8:09 PM EST
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what's gotten into Q?
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on
Nov 16, 2008 8:13 PM EST
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hold on
please….
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 8:14 PM EST 0 recs
i'm digesting my own heart right now.
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by Seth on
Nov 16, 2008 8:15 PM EST
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freakin out over here
we haven’t really played a close game all season.
by Barnesgasm on Nov 16, 2008 8:15 PM EST 0 recs
This shit
is driving me up a fucking wall.
"I'll probably go get lifted right now with Greg. Hey, and come back tomorrow and try to get another win."
-Renaldo
by solanumbrella on Nov 16, 2008 8:16 PM EST 0 recs
foul to give
be really aggressive on the inbound cause the mavs don’t have any timeouts left.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:18 PM EST 0 recs
shit
seven-point lead goes to shit in 90 seconds.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 8:18 PM EST 0 recs
gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
why you don’t go two for one i don’t know
that was overwhelmingly sad.
by Barnesgasm on Nov 16, 2008 8:18 PM EST 0 recs
overtime
i just pooped out my liver
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:20 PM EST 0 recs
whew
i’ll take OT, but they should’ve closed this out.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 16, 2008 8:21 PM EST 0 recs
foul trouble
randolph and robinson each have 5. this is now a problem.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:22 PM EST 0 recs
knicks offense has completely fallen off
this game may not be winnable.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:24 PM EST 0 recs
that's probably ballgame.
which sucks, going into a tough stretch of games.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:27 PM EST 0 recs
damn.
recap coming later. tough night, everybody.
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by Seth on Nov 16, 2008 8:32 PM EST 0 recs
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