Knicks Routed By Suns in Phoenix

By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)

Friday, March 28^th, 2014

New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns

Post Game Recap

For the second time on this west coast trip, the New York Knicks inexplicably no showed. This time it was against a team that had something to play for still in the Phoenix Suns, and the end result was a 112-88 massacre. The game was never really close, as the Suns got off to a scorching start and never let up on a Knicks team who just didn’t have it tonight on either end of the court. The Knicks once again lost out on a golden opportunity to close the gap between them and the Atlanta Hawks, now sitting two games behind them for eighth place in the Eastern Conference once again. The Knicks will be back on the court Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors.

Player of the Game: None

It is becoming a troubling trend that the Knicks are playing so poorly there is no player worth naming as the player of the game. It was a rough game for everyone on both ends of the court.

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W2W4: Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets March 17th, 2014

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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)

March 17th, 2014

W2W4: Phoenix Suns vs. Brooklyn Nets

Pre Game News and Notes

The Brooklyn Nets will be back home after a tough loss to the Wizards in Washington on Saturday night, as on Monday they will be hosting one of the biggest surprises in the NBA in the Phoenix Suns, who are coming off a win against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. The Nets head into Monday’s game with a (33-31) record, which is 3.5 games behind the Raptors in the Atlantic Division.

Match-Up of the Game: Goran Dragic vs. Deron Williams

The Suns were supposed to be NBA’s worst teams this year, but with the great play from their Point Guard Goran Dragic, they are looking like a possible playoff team. Dragic is coming into Monday’s game averaging 20.5 points, 6.1 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. For Deron Williams he will have his hands full with Dragic, as Williams has struggled a lot in the last two games besides one clutch shot in Miami. In the loss to the Wizards, who have a great Point Guard in John Wall, Williams shot just four of 14 from the field.

Knicks Slip Past Suns in OT For 5th Straight Win

By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)

Monday, January 13^th, 2014

Phoenix Suns vs. New York Knicks

Post Game Recap

The Knicks were able to hold off a feisty Suns squad in the last game of their road trip 98-96 in overtime. The Knicks effort was inconsistent throughout the night, never putting away a tough Suns team. The Suns are the Cinderella of the NBA season thus far and they showed why tonight against the Knicks; there are no superstars on the roster but they play hard and stick to what they do best. This is a game the Knicks would have lost just two weeks ago. It is amazing what a little practice time and a New Year can do for a team as the Knicks look like they have righted the ship. The win tonight gives the Knicks five straight and pushed them into a tie for 8^th place in the Eastern Conference with the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks will look to continue their winning streak tomorrow night against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Player of the Game: Kenyon Martin

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Never in his wildest dreams would Martin have thought he would be giving the Knicks this much at any point in the season. It is hard to believe that Mike Woodson would have thought he would need Martin this much either but Martin has delivered. Tonight Martin was outstanding for the Knicks once again on the boards, grabbing nine rebounds and adding tough, hard nosed defense. Martin played 35 minutes, which is impressive because at the beginning of the season it was thought that he and Amar’e Stoudemire would be splitting time. Martin also added timely baskets for the Knicks tonight with two tip-back slam dunks to swing momentum and get the crowd into frenzy.

-Positives

Nets Sneak Past Suns

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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)

Brooklyn Nets vs. Phoenix Suns Post Game Recap

March 24th, 2013

Final Score Nets: 102 Suns 100

The Brooklyn Nets were able to hold on and sneak by the Phoenix Suns, even though the Nets blew a 16 point lead, they were able to bounce back from the blown lead and get the win, which moved them to (3-1) on the road trip.

Positives:

- Deron Williams led the charge for the Nets against the Suns scoring 16 of his 20 points in the second half that was very up and down for Brooklyn. Williams finished the game scoring 20 points on eight for 15 shooting to go along with 11 assists for a nice double-double for the Nets star Point Guard.

- Kris Humphries getting extended minutes for the first time in a long time made the most of it with one of his best games of the season. Off the bench Humphries was able to score a season-high 17 points on six for 12 shooting, to go along with eight rebounds. Despite the good game Humphries did have a few gaffes, as he had three air balls, and a missed dunk.

- Humphries wasn’t alone in playing good off the bench, as Andray Blatche, and C.J. Watson both played very well too. Blatche scored eight points on four for eight shooting in just 11 minutes, and Watson scored 14 points on three for four shooting, including going a perfect seven for seven from the charity stripe. Overall the Nets bench scored a combined 45 points, as Carlesimo’s rotation seems to be taking shape.

Negatives:

- For the Suns they got a fantastic performance from Point Guard Goran Dragic, who nearly had a triple-double. Dragic had a game-high 31 points on 10 for 19 shooting, with 12 assists, and nine rebounds. For Dragic it is his fifth straight game with a double-double, but sadly for the Suns it wasn’t enough to get the win.

- The third quarter once again became a big problem for Brooklyn; as they were outscored 33-20 after have a 12 point lead at halftime. The 16 point lead they had in the early parts of the third quarter ended up turning into a one point deficit heading into the fourth. The blown lead was in large part due to former Syracuse star Wes Johnson scoring 17 points in the third quarter, which included him hitting five three-pointers.

Next up of the circus road-trip will be the Portland Trail Blazers, and likely rookie of the year Damian Lillard.