Holy cow. I didn't catch the game. I think maybe this is what TMS was talking about when he talked about Crawford's hot streaks.

Of course, I still maintain the problem is when Crawford's in a slump, he just chucks up shots anyway. Regardless, wow, what a game by Crawford.

Jamal's a good player when he starts.
Look at the season splits here:
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jamal_crawford/season_splits.html
Starter (23 games):
21 PPG, 42% FG, 5.4 APG, 3.7 RPG, 1.3 Stls, 42.2 mpg
Reserve (22 games):
13.3 PPG, 37% FG, 3.7 APG, 2.7 RPG, 0.8 Stls, 31.1 mpg

The biggest difference is in scoring and FG% obviously. I think a mentally tough player should be able to handle coming off the bench. That said, a good coach has to put his players in a position to succeed. Jamal can't do it off the bench but can as a starter.

Curry is too fat.

Nope........... a dumpster.

Yeah, for as many bad games as Crawford has had, in this case, it's just unfair to focus on the negative. He apparently had the game of his life, let's give a little credit.

Btw, anyone know if this game is going to be replayed? I'd like to see it.

Posted by islesfan:

This is an aberration. Like a perfect storm.

Curry was out so there was no main option.

Crawford was hitting everything he threw up.

Streak shooters have games like this. It happens. But I don't think any thinks that this is Crawford turning a corner or anything.

It doesn't mean he turned a corner at all - but it was an insane performance. The Heat were doubling him on the perimeter and he was still shaking guys off and getting to the rim or taking good shots.

Jamal is my favorite player on the team. While I see many of his shortcomings, last night was very special. There was NO greenlight to just throw the ball up. The plays were not in transition for the most part but in the half court off of screens and pick and rolls. Also, its not easy to hit 16 consecutive shots on every part of the court, go 8/8 from 3 consecutively and finish 80% behind the arc. Crawford had a historical night, meaning that:

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, no NBA player had made 16 straight shots in a single game since it began recording the statistic 10 years ago.

The 16 straight buckets, spanning late-first-quarter to 2:17 left in the third, was a Knicks' single-game record and possibly an NBA single-game record, though it can't be confirmed because the stat has been kept only since 1995.

No player had hit 16 straight shots since 1994 in a single NBA game. Shaquille O'Neal, whose two rim-rattling, backboard-bending dunks were completely overshadowed last night, once made 16 straight buckets across two games.

This was a raging inferno, with Crawford draining treys, mid-range pull-ups and crazy runners in the lane. The last Knick to hit for 50 was Houston in 2003, vs. Milwaukee at the Garden.

There was the first-ever "Let's go Crawford!" chant early in the fourth.

It also really galvanized the team...I have never seen the team have a LOVE-FEST after the performance













WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:

"The way how Jamal played tonight was incredible," Knicks guard Stephon Marbury said. "That was the best performance I've ever seen inside the Garden other than Michael Jordan."

According to Crawford, who was put in the starting lineup instead of Jared Jeffries, it was Stephon Marbury who first noticed that he was approaching the shooting zone. "He told me in the second quarter, 'You're hot,' Crawford said. "And he got me the ball."

Even the great Dwyane Wade was moved to say, "Unbelievable. I've never seen thing like that before. You've go to give him an ovation for what he did."

"Hell of a game tonight," Shaquille O'Neal said. "He hit a lot of amazing shots."

"Amazing," Eddy Curry said. "Jamal is my guy. I'm so happy for him I wanted to cry."

Allan Houston and Patrick Ewing, whose career high was 51 points, were in attendance last night.
"All you want is the ball in your hands," Houston said. "You want the ball in your hands and you know you're going to shoot because you know you're not going to miss," said Houston, who scored 50 points both on the road and at home for the Knicks. "The thought of missing never enters your mind. It doesn't matter where you are when you get in that kind of rhythm, but it's more fun to do it at the Garden."

"He had the heat on!" Patrick Ewing boomed in the din of a giddy locker room after a 116-96 win before a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden,

"That might been the greatest I've ever seen," said David Lee, comparing Crawford's performance to those of Gilbert Arenas, Kobe Bryant and Wade. "We were just so happy for him, jumping up and down as he kept getting hotter. There was a play in the second half when he did a step-back move and shot the ball over Shaq. I knew then he was really on fire."

Nate Robinson screamed, "Make way for the human torch," and others yelled at reporters to keep their distance from Crawford, a man still smokin'.



"It was heavenly intervention," said Jerome James, who started in place of Eddy Curry. "He was en fuego."



"My teammates are the ones who got me the ball tonight," Crawford said. "They could be selfish guys and say, 'We're not going to let him score' or whatever, but they were right there with me." A few minutes earlier, as his 52-point - and one-assist - night was only beginning to cool, Crawford pulled a wool sweater over a silk shirt, adjusted the collar, and turned to a reporter. "Is it straight?" he asked. The answer, of course, was "just perfect."

[Edited by - queeniepop on 01-27-2007 12:59 PM]

HAHAHA..............LOok at Wades Face.


Wade-"Commmmmmmmme oooooooooon............ were's my help"

Sorry I missed the game. Crawford is inconsistent, but I love it when he goes off like that (and when he hits game winners at the buzzer).

Posted by Allanfan20:

Wow, great post Queenie. Lets hope this can propel Crawford. He's been having big 4th quarters recently, to say the least.

From Dougherty's Blog:

Crawford established a franchise record with 16 consecutive field goals.

And they weren’t layups.

In the last five quarters of play, Crawford has scored a ridiculous 75 points.

We are 11-12 with JC starting.

In the month of January (12 games):

20.2 ppg
5.8 apg
3.7 rpg
43.1% FG
35% 3FG
1.1 spg

AS A STARTER 23 GAMES

21.7 ppg
5.4 apg
3.7 rpg (1 Off RPG)
1.3 spg
41.6% FG%
34.9% 3FG%

He would be our leading scorer if he started and have about the same # of assists and FG % as Marbury.

[Edited by - queeniepop on 01-27-2007 1:16 PM]