Post Game Recap
The Knicks started to throw away all the positive vibes they
had built in the middle of their home stand with a loss to the Miami Heat
Saturday; tonight they finished destroying those vibes with a terrible loss to
the lowly Bucks. It was a terrible loss for the Knicks tonight as the Bucks are
one of the only teams in the NBA worse off than the Knicks currently. The Bucks
were without arguably their best player tonight in O.J. Mayo and were still
able to beat the Knicks tonight. A big reason the Bucks were able to hang with
the Knicks tonight is because they kept fighting and the Knicks never put them
away; as the Knicks tend to do they played down to their opponent and suffered
for it. The loss tonight makes it two in a row for the Knicks and ends their
seven-game winning streak against the Bucks. Things won’t get any easier for
the Knicks as their next game is Wednesday night against the Portland Trail
Blazers.
Player of the Game: J.R. Smith
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Smith was moved back to his regular spot off as the sixth
man and he continued his strong play. Smith scored a season-high 30 points
(9-17 FG, 6-11 3pt, 6-6 FT) as he looks as comfortable as he has at any point
during the season. Smith was single handedly keeping the Knicks in the game at
points tonight as the offense never really got going. Smith also added seven
rebounds and three assists on the night to round out his stat line. Smith
finally looks like he is ready to be the second scoring option the Knicks have
been craving all season, just someone else now needs to step up behind him and
Carmelo Anthony.
-Positives
