By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
Post Game Recap
The Knicks fought hard on the second
night of a back-to-back but came up short in the end in Chicago against the
Bulls, losing by a score of 82-81 thanks to a Derrick Rose floater with 5.7
seconds remaining in the game. The Knicks showed some good resolve tonight as
the Bulls enforced their will upon the Knicks but they never gave in. The
Knicks went to their best player in Carmelo Anthony for the last possession but
he clanked a long jump shot off the rim, a common theme for Anthony tonight
against a tough Chicago defense. The Knicks will have a couple of nights off
before returning home to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night at
Madison Square Garden at 7:30 PM ET.
Player of the Game: Andrea Bargnani
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| Howard Simmons/New York Daily News |
Bargnani got the nod for the starting
lineup tonight and looked like a disaster at the start. He struggled to get
anything going again on the offensive end as he committed three offensive fouls
and missed all three of his shots. Woodson showed some much needed confidence
in Bargnani going back to him to start the second half and he responded in a
big way. He knocked down four of his five shots for nine points and kept the Knicks
in the game. He also played and competed hard enough on the defensive end that
Woodson was able to get Tyson Chandler some rest at the end of the third
quarter and beginning of the fourth by pairing Bargnani with Amar’e Stoudemire.
It was a positive night for Bargnani on a night that the Knicks did not have
many things go their way.
-Positives
