I was at the game last night for my first live NBA game. The atmosphere wasn't that great but I think that's because basketball is still growing over here in the UK and fans don't really know how to act.
I thought the game itself was pretty good, obviously made all the better with a Knicks win.
Melo started red hot but his shot stopped falling in the second half but kept getting his points with some good work in the post.
Amar'e looked like he's starting to get back to 100%. Still needs to get his legs under him but he drew fouls well (lost count of how many free throws he took, but he made the vast majority of them) and when he gets some explosiveness back they will become and-one opportunities.
Was great to see Shump back, and it looked like he hasn't lost anything. Again needs to get his conditioning and timing back but got in on the act with some decent shooting (2/3 3 pointers I think) and a good steal and lay-up. Would have loved for his baseline drive and dunk attempt to have gone down. Encouraging to see him give that a go in his first game back though.
It looked a bit like we eased off the gas in the third and let them back in to the game but JR and Novak hit some shots to push the lead back up around 20.
Really great getting to see the Knicks in action, I hope one day I'll be able to visit the Garden to see a game with all the New York atmosphere too.