Wow, I am happy to be doing one of these for a win vs the heat... In a game in which wade looked like he couldn't miss, I said, that is ok, as long as wade is still shooting and lebron is cold, we can win this one.. it is more important for lebron to be cold... well wade cooled off and lebron continued building houses.. Knicks hung in there and got the win..
Knicks got outrebounded 49-45, not bad, but we had 24 assists, to the heat 13.. that was huge, the heat was playing a lot of one on one ball. .lebron 7-24 from the field.. ouch..
Keys:
Amare: For me, this was a great game... with the knicks struggling, he didn't force the issue, instead he made plays. Keeping the ball alive on the board, contesting shots, and making passes.. None bigger than assist #4 to fields.. a nice quick kickout/touch pass for a three that put us up 5. A star performance from amare.. He scored when we needed and made the plays that we needed... 24/8/4 for amare.
Felton: shot 1-6 from the floor, for 6/7/3/2 steals.. didn't force shots but kept the ball moving on offense, that was key.. put the game away with huge clutch FT's.. that is what I look for from my PG... if your shot is not falling, control tempo, make winning plays..
Gallo: was cold shooting the ball at times, but not when it counted most.. got hot in the 4th.. nice driving layup with the left hand and then 2 huge threes... he also had a nice assist to fields for a three, made winning plays.. 20/4/2 dimes for gallo, also did a great job getting to the line when his shot was not falling... his defense on lebron was good as well.. gallo showed why teams dont' leave him open even if his shot isn't falling...
Fields: Are you kidding me? 19/13/6 on 6-11 shooting... say what? what a game.. He was all over the place, the heat just didn't have anyone else to match his energy. hit big threes, got big rebounds, just did a bit of everything. Best game of his career probably, maybe he is ready to break through that rookie wall... Turned it up a notch tonight..
Chandler: struggled again tonight, and one thing I will say is that chandler needs to find a move a flop, call it waht you want, but some way to get cheap points , get to the line, something to break the negative momentum.. finished with 7/4 boards on 3-14 shooting.. with that said, chandler never stopped competing. hate to see him struggle, but then again, maybe it was just one of those games.. the heat play good defense..
TD: I like how he is competing.. 1-6 from the floor, but he had 5/4/3/2 steals... yea, his shot is off, but he is out there contributing in other ways..
Turiaf: 1/3 boards, really not effective tonight..
Walker: only played 4 minutes.. looks like he might be falling out of the rotation a bit with the emergence of williams.
Williams: 4-11, 11/6 boards.. I love the way he is attacking the boards and his defense on lebron was fantastic at times. He is making that extra effort on the boards, with his defense, and attacking the basket with gusto... Heis playing himself into key minutes. I like what I am seeing..
overal, gutsy win. One thing I want to mention. I don't like how this game was officiated. seemed like the refs tried to find ways to get the heat extra posessions. And this lebron and wade bull rush to the basket, with their heads down, and out of control is a joke, Honestly they can do that everytime and get fouls called in their favor.. not the way the game should be played..
SOTN: James jones.. All this clown does is shoot threes.. 216 shot attempts this year and 186 have been from three.. LOL. tonight.. 5-8 from the field.. all three pointers... You think the knicks would have caught on?
Great win..
24-21
I will be at the game tomorrow night in Atlanta..
Anyone who sits around and waits for the lottery to better themselves, either in real life or in sports, Is a Loser...............
TKF
1/27/2011 10:42 PM
