Posted by matt:

Before all the fire lenny stuff I thought was unnecessary, but after this **** he needs to be canned. G'BYE!!!!

I am with you man, but this does not mean the players get a pass.

I know this is a bull**** lineup that Dallas put in but out lineup is doing well against them. Lenny should seriously consider playing Ariza and Jerome Williams more often.

Now where did I put that Bruno Sundov ultimateknicks.com banner.

Just a couple of observations:

1. This is all HARDCORE's fault
2. Maybe they should start chanting OFFENSE OFFENSE

Posted by Mac:

This is all HARDCORE's fault

HARDCORE is from now on banned from Madison Square Garden.

This is Kurt's Stat Line for the night
29 mins, FG: 0-7 REB: 6 AST: 2 TO: 3 and PTS: 0

Why did Kurt Thomas play 29 minutes? He was terrible from the very begining?

Posted by matt:

On a serious note, Boston lost tonight so we're still ahead and above .500 Not as bad as it seems

This is a good sign only because Boston lost to a Heat team that didnt have Shaq in the lineup. Boston must really suck. Well, no Knick fan should talk about another team sucking tonite.

By CHRIS SHERIDAN, AP Basketball Writer
December 21, 2004

AP - Dec 21, 8:50 pm EST

NEW YORK (AP) -- Josh Howard had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks opened a 39-point halftime lead in a 123-94 demolition of the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, all in the first half, and Michael Finley added 21 for the Mavericks in what was easily their most lopsided victory of the season.

The Knicks were loudly booed off the court at the end of the first half on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Isiah Thomas taking over as team president. Thomas watched the carnage unfold from his usual spot near the center-court tunnel, sticking around until the final seconds.

It was a humiliating loss for a Knicks team that had won four of their previous five, worse in many ways than a 34-point defeat against Boston in the home opener that led to the firing of coach Lenny Wilkens' top assistant, Dick Helm, the following day.

New York allowed Dallas to repeatedly score with ease on the inside, surrendering 100 points before the third quarter ended.

Howard, a second-year forward from Wake Forest, shot 7-for-17 from the field and 12-of-13 at the line with seven offensive rebounds and three steals. His previous career highs were 22 points and 14 rebounds.

Nazr Mohammed led New York with 14 points, but he set the tone for what turned into a dreadful night by firing up airballs on the Knicks' first two possessions. A jump hook by Finley gave Dallas its first double-digit lead, 12-2, and the Mavericks made 13 of their first 17 attempts in opening a 31-17 lead.

The booing began in the second quarter when Howard gave the Mavericks their 10th and 11th second-chance points on a putback that made it 51-29. Kurt Thomas followed with an airball, and Nowitzki hit back-to-back 3-pointers to get the lead up to 26.

The Mavs' zone defense forced the Knicks to repeatedly throw up long jumpers, and Dallas often turned the ensuing long rebounds into fast breaks

Howard dunked off a 3-on-1 break for the final points of the first half after Tim Thomas rushed up an ill-advised 3-pointer when the Knicks should have been holding for a last shot. The dunk made it 75-36 at the break.

The Mavs eventually went ahead by as many as 46 in defeating the Knicks for the seventh straight time and securing their fifth consecutive road win.

Notes

Mavericks G Jerry Stackhouse missed his second straight game with a sore right hand. Stackhouse, Shawn Bradley and injured center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga are the only members of the Dallas roster to have not been a starter this season. ... Jason Terry made his second consecutive start at point guard and had six points, seven assists and seven rebounds. ... The Knicks have lost six straight against Dallas. ... The Mavericks have made a 3-pointer in 472 consecutive games.

Thats a great tittle for the recap: Disgusting

What a downer...