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Knicks 122, Wizards 117

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I continue to underestimate this team. Playing with only seven men and less than 24 hours removed from a blowout loss in a different time zone, the Knicks came alive last night to defeat the sorry Washington Wizards in NY. They stayed above .500 for one more day, and did it in front of a rocking MSG. Some notes:

- When you've got only 7 guys, it takes massive contributions from a couple people to make anything happen. Well, we got that. Check it:

- Quentin Richardson was furious at the loss to Milwaukee, and unleashed his fury on the net. He buried 7-13 three-pointers (including 6 in the first quarter alone, tying John Starks for the Knick quarter record) on his way to 34 points. Q also grabbed 12 rebounds and went toe-to-toe with Caron Butler all night.

- Wilson Chandler's shot has been a little off since the deal, but he overcame his struggles to shoot a respectable 7-16 from the field and drop 23 points. Wilson must also be commended for 6 ferocious rebounds against the bigger Wiz.

- Nate Robinson's another guy who seems affected by the trade. He's dealing with the stress by reverting to his old showboating self. He put filthy crossovers on Nick Young, threw superfluous wraparound passes to nobody in particular, and committed silly fouls but who's to argue with 27 points on 10-14 shooting, as well as 6 bounds and 6 assists?

- Finally, give it up for David Lee and Chris Duhon. Lee was a monster around the basket, and finished with 22 points and 12 assists at the 5 spot. Duhon struggled at times, but got 11 assists and 5 boards to go with his 10 points.

- No Knick starter played less than 40 minutes.

- Tim Thomas, Al Harrington, and Cuttino Mobley were all in the house, and all seem legitimately psyched to be Knicks. We got interviews with each of the guys, all of whom are ecstatic to participate in D'Antoniball. And you know what? I'm gonna give Tim Thomas a clean slate for his second go-around in New York. If P&T existed in 2004, TT would've been a major goat around here. He was always an infuriatingly talented player who just never put in the effort. I'm willing to give Tim a chance, though, since he seems like a nice dude and sounded pretty excited when interviewed.

- Incidentally, Thomas will be wearing #2, Mobley #32, and Harrington #7.

- How on earth are the Wizards so bad? Even without Arenas and Haywood, they've got two All-Stars, size, and a decent bench. I don't see Eddie Jordan staying employed for much longer. The guys at BF are inflicting a little frontal lobe damage over this whole thing, and it's hard to blame them.

That is all! It was an exciting win, and the Knicks will have a full rotation and a little head of steam going into Tuesday night's game against Wally Szczerbiak and the Cavs. The Garden braces itself for a visit from Wally World.

Crawford/Randolph tribute coming later today. I swear.

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5-2 at home, ladies and gentlemen.

MSG is coming back.

"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 23, 2008 2:54 PM EST reply actions  

i guess this makes q-rich the leader of the team...

which i’m cool with. i like his defensive intensity. but someone should put nate in his place.

by tak4prez on Nov 23, 2008 4:59 PM EST reply actions  

maybe they can end up scratching out the 8 seed

i’d love that, even if they got swept. the East actually looks pretty good this year (9 of 15 teams .500 or better), so i don’t know how realistic that is.

Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!

by Anthony Masons Haircut on Nov 23, 2008 5:43 PM EST reply actions  

Tim Thomas

I am not going to lie, I hated TT last time he was with the Knicks. I will give him a free pass because he seems to genuinely like playing for Coach D (he had a great yr when he played for him in PHO). Suffice to say, this team will be interesting to watch going forward.

by Cody K on Nov 23, 2008 6:07 PM EST reply actions  

ray allen once said he is the best player in the game

anyway, tim thomas is a good fit on a team that likes to move the ball get up and down and he made huge shot after huge shot when he played for d’antoni in pheonix. guys that can come through in critical moments are always good to have. it was obvious that tim thomas sucked while in the city, but he has grit and i think he will succeed.

cuttino mobley makes me cringe.
al harrington makes me sigh.

and lastly shaquanta is spot on.

by stingy d on Nov 23, 2008 8:34 PM EST reply actions  

Mobley

Cuttino’s one of those guys I’ve always enjoyed from afar, but I don’t know how I’ll handle him in New York. The good news is that he sounds like a really cool guy from his interviews, and word has it he’s a decent defender. I had no idea.

by Seth on Nov 23, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, but...

I believe Ray Allen also called Thomas a “quantifiable underachiever,” and Thomas threatened to beat him up.

by BreadCity on Nov 24, 2008 12:33 AM EST reply actions  

yo

i just want dudes who want other dudes to be punched

by stingy d on Nov 24, 2008 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

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