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Oklahoma City Thunder @ New York Knicks
(31-21, 15-11 away)|(19-34, 12-17 home)
New York, New York
Good Evening! Welcome to another Jpz Knicks pre-game show! Tonight the Knicks play the Oklahoma City Thunder. This means Kevin Durant will be at Madison Square Garden, but that isn't the biggest story for tonight's game. The biggest story is the new look Knicks. The Knicks recently made two trades over the deadline. One trade with Minnesota, one with Boston and one with Houston/Sacramento.
Let me recap the Knicks trade deadline moves:
Coming:
#3 Tracy McGrady
#13 Sergio Rodriguez
Eddie House #50
J.R. Giddens #4
Bill Walker #5
Going:
Larry Hughes
Nate Robinson
Marcus Landry
Darko Milicic
Jordan Hill
Jared Jeffries
OFFICIAL JPZ PREDICTION
Thunder-101
Knicks-109
There is no way T-Mac and the Knicks will let themselves lose tonight. T-Mac will have 15-20 points and will lead them to victory.
STARTING LINEUPS
THUNDER
PG...........SG..........SF..........PF...........C
WESTBROOK---SEFOLOSHA---DURANT---GREEN---KRISTIC
KNICKS
PG...........SG..........SF..........PF...........C
DUHON---McGRADY---CHANDLER---HARRINGTON---LEE
Feb 09 @POR Win 89-77
Feb 06 @GS Win 104-95
Feb 03 @NO Win 103-99
Feb 02 ATL Win 106-99
</td> <td>Feb 17 CHI Loss 115-109
Feb 16 @CHI Loss 118-85
Feb 09 SAC Loss 118-114
Feb 06 @CLE Loss 113-106
Feb 05 MIL Loss 114-107</td></tr></tbody></table>
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</object>OKC 66% Favorite to win
JPZ17's Player Pressure
Which Knicks is under the most pressure to succeed????
The answer: Tracy McGrady
All eyes will be on McGrady tonight. We will finally see him in action and I think we might be impressed. Don't freak out if he isn't great tonight. He hasn't exactly played a live game in months. Give him a few weeks.
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Oklahoma City Thunder @ New York Knicks
(31-21, 15-11 away)|(19-34, 12-17 home)
New York, New York
Good Evening! Welcome to another Jpz Knicks pre-game show! Tonight the Knicks play the Oklahoma City Thunder. This means Kevin Durant will be at Madison Square Garden, but that isn't the biggest story for tonight's game. The biggest story is the new look Knicks. The Knicks recently made two trades over the deadline. One trade with Minnesota, one with Boston and one with Houston/Sacramento.
Let me recap the Knicks trade deadline moves:
Coming:
#3 Tracy McGrady
#13 Sergio Rodriguez
Eddie House #50
J.R. Giddens #4
Bill Walker #5
Going:
Larry Hughes
Nate Robinson
Marcus Landry
Darko Milicic
Jordan Hill
Jared Jeffries
OFFICIAL JPZ PREDICTION
Thunder-101
Knicks-109
There is no way T-Mac and the Knicks will let themselves lose tonight. T-Mac will have 15-20 points and will lead them to victory.
STARTING LINEUPS
THUNDER
PG...........SG..........SF..........PF...........C
WESTBROOK---SEFOLOSHA---DURANT---GREEN---KRISTIC
KNICKS
PG...........SG..........SF..........PF...........C
DUHON---McGRADY---CHANDLER---HARRINGTON---LEE
<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td class="gamehead" colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#555555">Last 5 Games</td></tr> <tr class="colhead"> <td width="50%">OKLAHOMA CITY (ET)</td> <td width="50%">NEW YORK (ET)</td> </tr> <tr class="oddrow" valign="top"> <td>Feb 16 DAL Win 99-86A series of salary-shedding trades have the New York Knicks in position to court two star players this summer, while auditioning another for the next two months. The Oklahoma City Thunder sure are glad one New York can't get is Kevin Durant.
The new-look Knicks will have recent acquisition Tracy McGrady in the starting lineup Saturday night when they face Durant and the red-hot Thunder at Madison Square Garden.New York (19-34) has long been reported to be preparing for a free-agent spending spree this summer with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh expected to headline the list.The Knicks made it abundantly clear that's the plan before Thursday's trade deadline, making three deals that would leave them with about $32 million in salary cap space in July. Players such as James, Wade and Bosh would each make a little more than $16.5 million in the first season of a new contract."I think that's probably what everything the last few years has been about, getting cap room and setting ourselves up for the summer and trying to create a better atmosphere," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "There's a lot of things that we want to do, but a major component is creating as much cap space as we can."Proving how much they're gearing toward a big splash in free agency, the Knicks got McGrady solely because his bloated contract expires at the end of the season.McGrady, meanwhile, will attempt to prove he's still capable of being a star after joining New York in a three-team, nine-player deadline trade with Houston and Sacramento. New York also sent fan-favorite Nate Robinson to Boston in a five-player deal, a day after trading Darko Milicic and cash to Minnesota for Brian Cardinal, who is expected to be released.McGrady, a two-time scoring champion, played only six games with the Rockets this season while recovering from microfracture knee surgery."Physically I feel good, but then again I haven't played in a year and a half," McGrady said. "Even the eight minutes I was playing, you really can't get a feel of how long I can play. But yeah, I think I'm ready to go."The seven-time All-Star will get his first chance to impress the Knicks on Saturday, while also attempting to help them avoid their longest losing streak since a season-high six-game slide from Nov. 4-13.Their skid reached five Wednesday with a 115-109 loss to Chicago, getting swept in the home-and-home set by a team they're expected to compete with in free agency.While the Knicks are struggling to remain competitive, Durant has the Thunder (31-21) in the thick of the playoff race. They've won seven in a row for their longest streak since a nine-game run from Nov. 5-19, 2004, when the franchise was the Seattle SuperSonics.Durant had 25 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday to help Oklahoma City beat Southwest Division-leading Dallas 99-86."We're on a nice streak right now, but they're a humble group," coach Scott Brooks said.Durant has averaged 32.1 points and 8.9 boards during the win streak, and he's scored at least 25 in 26 consecutive games. That streak includes a 30-point effort in a 106-88 home win over the Knicks on Jan. 11 -- the Thunder's fifth victory in the last six meetings. -ESPN
Feb 09 @POR Win 89-77
Feb 06 @GS Win 104-95
Feb 03 @NO Win 103-99
Feb 02 ATL Win 106-99
</td> <td>Feb 17 CHI Loss 115-109
Feb 16 @CHI Loss 118-85
Feb 09 SAC Loss 118-114
Feb 06 @CLE Loss 113-106
Feb 05 MIL Loss 114-107</td></tr></tbody></table>
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</object>OKC 66% Favorite to win
JPZ17's Player Pressure
Which Knicks is under the most pressure to succeed????
The answer: Tracy McGrady
All eyes will be on McGrady tonight. We will finally see him in action and I think we might be impressed. Don't freak out if he isn't great tonight. He hasn't exactly played a live game in months. Give him a few weeks.
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</object>Thanks for joining me
for knicksonline I'm JPZ17
Stay classy New York
Go New York Knicksssss!
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