Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Dallas Mavericks 7:00 1/7/2018 [Game #40]

O?Quinn fakes DSJ out of his shorts after the defensive switch and drives for the slam.

O?Quinn with 8 points and 3 boards in 8 minutes plus a nice backdoor pass for an assist. We could move him for a late 1st round pick in a second, if we wanted to go in that direction.

WHG and Kanter getting minutes together. Worth a shot.

Kanter with the pick to separate DSJ from Ntilikina and Ntilikina drains the 3.

DSJ gets in the passing lane and creates the Ntilikina turnover. Ntilikina comes right back and gets the block on the Barea drive. Ntilikina not even needing to jump to block the much shorter Barea.

Lead is 48 - 41 with 3 minutes to go in the 1st half. Lead should be bigger, but we?re making so many sloppy plays on offense. Jack and Ntilikina now out there together.

Ntilikina checks out after playing 13 minutes with 3 points, 3 assists, 3 boards, 1 block, 1 steal, and 1 turnover.

DSJ 1 for 6 from the floor so far.

DSJ hits the 3 on an iso play against Jack to end the half. DSJ finishes the half with 5 points on 2 for 7 shooting with 2 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 0 turnovers in 13 minutes.

Knicks lead by 4 at the half. Really let Dallas keep this game close with sloppy play. Need to execute better in the 2nd half.

Thanks for the nice play by play htr10. Derek getting his number retired at the half, half time looks like a long one, Motta took a couple of minutes with his speech

2nd half starts with KP denying the DSJ drive and then knocking down the 3 down the other end.

DSJ gets the steal off Jack and hits the layup down the other end.

KP has it tonight. Drains the turnaround jumper and he has 18 barely 2 minutes into the 2nd half.

KP hits the spot up 3. Lead is 7. KP has 21 points in 22 minutes.

Dallas doubles KP and he kicks it out to Lee who knocks down the 3 to stretch the lead to 10. We?re better than Dallas. We need to be off to the races now. Crush these guys.

When KP plays like this, even with little help, NYK have a chance to win the game.... especially against an inferior roster.

KP plays more games like today and Timmy comes back along with CLee, Kanter and Beasley we can win some games.

Still so sloppy. We have 11 turnovers and Dallas only has 2. Lead is down to 6.

KP forces DSJ to shoot the air ball on his latest drive. Kanter hits a shot down the other end and has 13 points and 16 boards here in the 3rd. Lead is back to 10.

DSJ checks out with Ntilikina still on our bench. Maybe they will get to face off in the 4th.