Raptors 102, Knicks 95

by Seth on Apr 4, 2009 6:57 PM EDT in Recaps

Late-game execution did the Knicks in once again as they failed to hit the 30-win mark once again against Toronto. New York is now mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, for those of you still planning to hijack the Bucks' team plane or something. I'll share what notes I have.

- First of all, maybe the highlight of today is this hilarious bit from the Yahoo! recap:

"The circus is in town, and it caused an inconvenient arrival at Madison Square Garden for the Raptors. They couldn’t use their usual entrance into the arena, with police telling them it was blocked off because of the elephants and to come back in an hour. The Raptors found an alternate route, but then couldn’t get off the elevator on the floor they wanted because that’s where the lions were."

Now that would've been an interesting line: "Jose Calderon- DNP: Consumed by lion".

- In the second quarter, a conversation between Walt Frazier and Al Trautwig revealed that Clyde once had a circular bed with a mirrored ceiling above it. Trautwig's comparison to Austin Powers was spot-on. If Walt ever pens a tell-all autobiography, P&T will have an official holy scripture. Maybe an official kama sutra, too.

- Those of you doing more reasonable things than watching a late-season matchup between two lottery-bound teams missed Nate Robinson's new haircut, an orange and white-striped mohawk. Looks like a furry creamsicle. That phrase just gave me the chills.

- MSG played footage of the recent Knicks Bowl 10, including Jared Jeffries totally whiffing a spare opportunity with a gutterball. In case you thought Jared's accuracy issues were limited to basketball.

- Chris Duhon and Al Harrington each had 22 points on 8-14 shooting.

- Andrea Bargnani kills the Knicks on offense, and blocks shots (4 tonight) as well. An all-Italian Gallinari/Bargnani frontcourt would probably fail, but let a man dream.

The Knicks play the Raptors again tomorrow night, at the equally inconvenient time of 6 p.m. Get psyched.

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i assume

that your spelling it “karma sutra” has something to do with clyde’s proficiency for adding r’s to the middle of words.

say nro to barsh.

Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler

by ny knickerbocker on Apr 4, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions

oops

Posting and Toasting: "Say yo Oak, what's the dish tonight? A couple steaks on the grill and we season it right."

by Seth on Apr 4, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the Knicks are the only team against which Bargnani could block four shots.

Third Quarter Collapse: An Orlando Magic blog at SB Nation

by Evan Dunlap on Apr 4, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

this is good

1 1/2 back of Toronto, so if they lose again they’ll pretty much wrap up the 8th pick.

it’s bad because as much progress as i felt this team made, they’ve completely given up and gone in the tank the past couple of weeks. in late January, i would grade this season a B+, right now it’s barely a C (and maybe that’s generous). i’ll give D’Antoni credit for getting the best out of the trade/injury situations that this team has had to deal with, but i feel like there’s enough talent on this team to be better than the Raptors, Nets, Bucks, and Bobcats. there isn’t really any excuse for that.

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

by Anthony Masons Haircut on Apr 5, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions

Yes there is...

An excuse. Ping Pong balls

We all saw the progess. I know at least I saw it. So why the hell fool themselves or the fans and battle it out for the playoffs. We all know damned well they are getting destroyed by whoever they play.

Why not shore up at least the 8th pick or better. Maybe we get a Rockets/Blazers bounce with our extra ping pongers and get a better pick.

Not that there is a LEbron in the draft, but who the hell knows. We haven’t had a Top 3 pick in forever that we hadn’t traded to Chicago. Maybe Brandon Jennings is another CP3 type??? Maybe Blake Griffen was hiding a jumper at Oklahoma and can be our version of Amare with a little Defense in there.

by FreeBradshaw on Apr 5, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions