indeed, the pick n roll was used sparingly though, they didnt pnr them into submission. Thats the way to use the pnr. If our shooters keep knocking down shots, we will have the floor more spaced out to make the pnr a bit more crisp. The high screen is killing opponents too.
GO KNICKS!
yeah they did...its what blew the game open..
i watch every minute of it and the announcers and writers agreed too..
read below
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...s_new_york_knicks_use_big_3rd_quarter_to.html
Who knows what the rivalry would look like today if either the
Knicks or
Nets had come out of July with
LeBron James.
Both were hard-luck losers in the LeBron derby, but it's safe to say the Knicks' consolation prizes are slightly better than what the Nets have to show for themselves.
Amar'e Stoudemire and
Raymond Felton, the Knicks' two biggest free-agent signings, overwhelmed the Nets Tuesday night at the Garden and now they have just as many victories as James does.
"It's not just me, gentlemen," Stoudemire told reporters following the Knicks 111-100 victory. "It's a team effort. But it does help to have a marquee player."
The Knicks, winners of seven of their last eight, improved to 10-9 and are above .500 this late in the season for the first time in six seasons. The Nets, who lost
Devin Harris to a knee injury in the second half, are 6-12.
"We are a work in progress," Stoudemire added. "We are a young team. It's just a matter of us getting better."
The Stoudemire-Felton tandem is growing with each game. Tuesday night,
they picked and rolled the Nets into submission in the decisive third quarter. The Knicks outscored the Nets 33-15 in the period with Stoudemire scoring 12 and Felton eight.
Stoudemire finished with 35 points and nine rebounds and essentially played Nets center
Brook Lopez to a draw. Lopez scored a game-high 36, including 21 in the first half.
Felton added 21 points, 10 assists and came within three rebounds of a triple-double. It was a significant performance for a reason. For years,
Jason Kidd didn't just beat the Knicks, he laughed in their faces and turned
Madison Square Garden into his own playground.
Felton doesn't have Kidd's flair or
Hall of Fame credentials but at least for now the Knicks can say they have the best point guard in the rivalry. The turning point Tuesday night came when Harris was knocked out of the game as teammate
Kris Humphries landed on top of Harris after failing to block
Wilson Chandler's shot.
Harris limped into the locker room and wasn't around as Felton knocked out the rest of the Nets. Felton's floater started a 14-2 Knicks run that put them ahead 77-67. During a 41-second stretch, Felton converted a runner in the lane, picked
Anthony Morrow clean at midcourt to score on a layup and then fed Stoudemire for a dunk. It was Kidd-esque.
"He's a tough kid,"
Mike D'Antoni said of Felton. "In the third he kind of gave us separation."
The other key was the play of Chandler, who started at power forward with
Ronny Turiaf sidelined with a knee injury. Chandler was quicker to double-team Lopez in the second half and it frustrated the Nets center. Most of Lopez's eight field goals in the first half were from close range but in the third quarter Lopez couldn't find an opening and had one more basket (three) than turnovers (two).
"They threw the kitchen sink at him," Nets coach
Avery Johnson said. "They sent the whole team and we just didn't make good decisions on the perimeter."
Chandler was superb on both ends, scoring 27 points on 9-for-15 shooting with 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. The Knicks entered the fourth quarter leading 88-73, which was enough of a cushion for D'Antoni to give Stoudemire a rest. But with
Bill Walker and
Timofey Mozgov unable to provide much of anything, D'Antoni went back to his starters after the Nets scored five straight points to open the period.
Jordan Farmar's 3-pointer cut the Knicks' lead to 95-87 but Chandler answered with a driving layup and Stoudemire added two free throws.
"We are starting to get our chemistry down," Stoudemire said. "
Ray and I are starting to figure out the pick-and-roll and we have great shooters. Teams are going to have to pick their poison."