Great game by Melo. I liked how when he saw doubles he kicked the ball out. That's what he needs to do all season long. Don't hold on to the ball long. Keep aggressive but don't hold on the ball long that it makes players ball watch. When you get on a roll like he did, you just have to let him do it in that situation. It should be exclusive to that situation though.
Noah really had a good impact and energy in this one. That's the Noah I want to see. If he can play 7 out of 10 games like this, I feel he's earning his pay. He's got to keep it up. Can't come in the next game without an activity to score. He still missed a few plays where he wasn't looking at all to score. Coaching staff has to keep reminding Noah that he must keep his head up looking for a pass to score. You have to love that our Center can bring the ball up. Our 7'3 power forward plays like a shooting guard. We have TWO point guards that can get into a defense and carve it up. We have an all-star scoring wing. That's alot for most teams to deal with.
Lance Thomas played really well. Love how he is always in the right spot right away. What a good role player. Doesn't waste time. Gets into his spot and moves into another spot quickly within the offense. Just a great role player. No wonder why Phil and the coaching staff have loved him. He looks like he worked on that 3 ball.
Porzingis is struggling with his shot. Need him to calm down and not rush the three pointers or looks. He has them. Take your time on the release. Hornachek did the right thing in benching him late in the game. Give him rest for tomorow and make him hungry to come out and play better on offense. Defensively though KP has been a beast these last few games. Boards. Swats. He's altering many shots.
Overall a sloppy slow start that turned into a dominant win. We should win games like this. Not impressed by the fact that we won. We are a much more talented team. I'm happy in how we won. We were down (I believe 9) and just stayed steady and calm. Like a good team would. Like a team that knows it's good and will run it's offense and shots will fall eventually. That's how we operated even down 9 in the second quarter. Heck of a performance by Melo. Jennings continues to be our most effective true point guard. Both on defense and offense.
Tomorrow I have no expectations. Second game on a back to back, coming back home, and facing the best team in the East and current World Champs. Not going to win those games most of the time. I'd like the guys to show some extra heart considering it is Cleveland, but I don't expect much of a game.
12/6/2016 9:50 PM