On Monday November 26th, the basketball battle for New York will occur. I expect there to be some hard fouls and a lot of chanting from the crowd in the game of the New York Knicks going up against, the new team, the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets roster contains one of the best backcourts in the league having two all-stars named Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. For the Knicks though, they have Raymond Felton at the point guard and future hall of famer Jason Kidd. The point guard matchup, Raymond Felton vs. Deron Williams, I think is the key matchup. Raymond Felton has a lot to show in this game, for example, he has to show if he can stop the best player on the Nets, Deron Williams. Now to the shooting guard matchup, which is Jason Kidd vs. Joe Johnson. I think that Jason Kidd has to move those old legs fast up and down the court and get back to defend Joe Johnson because he is younger and quicker than the third oldest player in the NBA right now, Jason Kidd. Now the small forward matchup is Ronnie Brewer vs. Gerald Wallace. This I think will be an interesting matchup because Brewer is a good young defender and can handle Gerald Wallace, who is a fast and aggressive scorer and a big part for the Nets. I’ll definitely be looking at this matchup during the game. Next, the power forward matchup, Carmelo Anthony vs. Kris Humphries. This matchup I think is the least exciting because Carmelo Anthony is a complete superstar and can beat Kris Humphries any day he wants. Plus, Kris Humphries is not having his greatest year this year either. The only possible way for Humphries to win the matchup against Carmelo is that he will have to guard him like Thabo Sefelosha guards Kobe Bryant. That’s the only way. Finally, we have the center matchup, which is Tyson Chandler vs. Brook Lopez. This will also be a very interesting matchup because Brook Lopez is having one of the best years of his young career and averaging 8.5 points in the first quarter, right behind New York Knick player Carmelo Anthony who averages 10.5 points in the first quarter, but Tyson Chandler won Defensive Player of the Year last year, so it will be very interesting. I think this game will come down to the wire and it will be a very close game, but I really want the Knicks to win. What do you think is the key matchup? Do you think this will be a very close game at the end? I want to know your thoughts, so please comment!!
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For six games, being wrong never felt so good! The Knicks started the season with a six game winning streak challenging my expectations for the older squad. And, as I said, I’ve never been happier being wrong in my life. But, all good things apparently come to an end. The refs made sure of that in the seventh Knicks game of the season against the Memphis Grizzlies.
With four technical fouls called against the Knicks and a whole bunch of other questionable calls, I can’t be the only one wondering if these were the same refs used in the Knicks versus Heat playoff games last season. Let’s be honest. We all have seen how refs can interfere with the outcomes of games…just look at the Heat’s run for the finals last year. I am surprised the refs didn’t just wear Heat uniforms on the court. But that’s a different story for a different time. Apparently, there is something to be said about experience, because the Knicks are on a 4-0 record start. The last time the Knicks did that was when they went 7-0 in 1994 and went to the NBA Finals to lose against the Rockets and Hakeem Olajuwon. Anyway, I believe that the Knicks are going to have a great season this year looking at their first four wins. The first one was against the Miami Heat and we crushed them 104-84 at Madison Square Garden. It was really fun to watch because everyone was getting the ball and getting an opportunity to score. The next two games were both against the Philadelphia 76ers, one at home and one away, and we won both. The home game that we played against the Sixers ended in another slaughter with the Knicks winning 100-84. The away game that we played was, for the third time in a row, a blowout, but this one was biggest of all. We won 110-88. The most recent game was on Friday night. However, this one was not a slaughter. When we started the game against the Dallas Mavericks, I actually thought that we were going to lose our first game. They were actually up by 11 points at one point in the 2nd quarter, but we would not give up. We came soaring back and in the 3rd quarter were up by one. I had to give it to O. J. Mayo though. He had a game that I did not even think that he could ever have. He was the main reason why the Mavericks were up by so much. Then, J.R. Smith, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd, and Raymond Felton kept the lead for us at the end of the 3rd and the rest of the 4th. We won by 10. The score was 104-94. Overall, I think the Knicks are having one of their best season starting records of all time. This is a very good sign. I cannot wait to see what will happen with the Knicks in the 2012-2013 NBA Season. So far experience is working for New York. Please comment. And remember, GO KNICKS!!!! Please Comment... The New York Knicks’ first two games in the 2012-13 NBA season made me want to watch more of it. It was beautiful. I think that Mike Woodson is taking this Knick team to a whole new level. It makes me feel excited to watch it.
Anyway, to the first game the New York Knicks played an enormous rivalry for them the Miami Heat and what made it even more special was that it was at the Garden. With the Knicks having an older team I wondered how they would do against LeBron, Wade, Bosh, and the newcomer to the Heat Ray Allen. The Knicks played phenomenal against the Heat. Carmelo was hitting shot after shot after shot. Hitting 3 pointers, driving for and 1s, and getting the easy two points off layups and jump shots. Overall, Carmelo ended up with a nice amount of 30 points and 10 rebounds. Also, veteran Jason Kidd played amazing as well becoming the third most all time in 3 pointers made right behind Ray Allen and Reggie Miller. |
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My name is Mike V. I am an enormous basketball fan. I also am a die-hard Knicks fan. After graduating 5th grade, I started writing this blog at the age of 10 in the summer of 2012. Archives
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