StarksEwing1 wrote:

holfresh wrote:Also, are Bradley and Green going to have that same type of offensive output??

Green is a dangerous player but he is also a streaky player. Bradley shouldnt have had as mnay points as he had today. So i expect green to be more of a threat

smackeddog wrote:By the way- what do people think of Jeff Green? He is even more feast or famine than JR- he switches from god-mode to mr invisible at the drop of a hat.

They were hitting a lot of shots late in the clock in the first half...The Knicks were missing good looks and lay ups..It couldn't continue..

TeamBall wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

holfresh wrote:Also, are Bradley and Green going to have that same type of offensive output??

Green is a dangerous player but he is also a streaky player. Bradley shouldnt have had as mnay points as he had today. So i expect green to be more of a threat

Hopefully we dont see anymore Bradley cuts while Pierce is posting up.

holfresh wrote:How about Melo and Kidd today ..Melo, clearly not afraid of the moment, steps up in a big spot down the stretch...Kidd with heady defensive play after heady defensive play...And KMart shutting down the middle...

but what was even more pronounced was lack of response to the coach's plea. When Doc Rivers said "We have them right where we want them." 4th quarter within two. Now let's go get it! " No one stepped up...no one. - Charles Darden

holfresh wrote:How about Melo and Kidd today ..Melo, clearly not afraid of the moment, steps up in a big spot down the stretch...Kidd with heady defensive play after heady defensive play...And KMart shutting down the middle...

I liked Melo's D over his O but his second half offense was much better.Missed several open shots and late clock heaves. When he wants to he is the Knicks best Wing defender and in the playoffs he steps it up and usually play consistent D.

Kidd was great too.

yellowboy90 wrote:I know Felton got a lot of flak but he played great to me overall. Stood his ground when he was switched on to bigger guys and forced some TOs. He also was tough down low and grabbed some boards. If Shump, Cope, Kidd, Knock down there shots his game would have looked better. He didn't play a perfect game but it was big.

a perfect way to top off 4/20 :D

misterearl wrote:Enjoy it.

So, the Knicks played lousy, and Carmelo was stressed and forcing it most of the game, and Tyson Chandler was hurt, and there was no Pablo Prigioni and no Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert barely showed up either. (Though he was handy against Paul Pierce on defense.) And they won, and by the end, they'd won fairly easily. If the Knicks can get back to playing like they did for the last month of the season, the Celtics are in serious trouble.

The Knicks were unpleasant to watch and almost the total opposite of the team that won 16 of their last 18 games, against a rival who has vexed them for a decade, a rival known for turning into a monster in the playoffs. It all went wrong. And, hey ... the Knicks still beat the Celtics 85-78 to take a 1-0 series lead and notch their second playoff win in nearly 12 years. If this is what happens when everything falls apart, the Knicks are in an excellent position.

Game Two is Tuesday night at the Garden. The Knicks are bound to play better than they did today. This could get fun.

- Wil Leitch

Although the fact that there's so much room for improvement does fill me with even more hope.
And also take note, because the C's are Melo's worst enemy (shooting % wise, he shot the ball better against every other team this season).

holfresh wrote:Give Boston credit..They took the Knicks out of what they wanted to do...There were a few stretches where the Knicks were taking shots very late in the possession..

Papabear Says

I don't give the Celtics credit for anything. They never gave us credit.

holfresh wrote:Also, are Bradley and Green going to have that same type of offensive output??

probably not, but then again Pierce has been pretty bad, not to mention Garnett who's been just terrible, I don't expect them to play like this every game.

Then again we barely got anything out of Tyson, Shump and Novak, and we're also getting Priggie Smalls back so I think we should be good as long as Melo & JR continue to lead the line and K-Mart keeps beasting.