Game 22: New York Knicks at New Jersey Nets

by Andrew Smith on December 10th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

When: 7:30 P.M.

Where: IZOD Center

Watch: MSG, Yes Network

Starting Lineups:

Nets (11-8)

PG: Devin Harris (24.4 PPG, 49% FG, 6.1 APG)

SG- Vince Carter (22.5 PPG, 47% FG, 4.9 APG)

SF- Yi Jianlian (11.0 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 44 % 3PT)

PF- Bobby Simmons (7.4 PPG, 44% 3PT)

C- Brook Lopez (9.6 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 80% FT)

Rest of rotation: Ryan Anderson, Keyon Dooling, Jarvis Hayes, Stromile Swift

Knicks (9-12)

PG: Chris Duhon (12.1 PPG, 8.3 APG)

SG: Quentin Richardson (11.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG)

SF: Wilson Chandler (14.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 45% FG)

PF: Al Harrington (18.1 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 39% 3PT)

C: David Lee (14.4 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 56% FG)

Rest of Rotation: Jared Jeffries, Anthony Roberson, Tim Thomas

Injuries:

Nets: OUT: Josh Boone (ankle), Eduardo Najera (neck)

Knicks: OUT: Eddy Curry (conditioning) Danilo Gallinari (back) Cuttino Mobley (heart condition); DOUBTFUL: Nate Robinson (groin)

GAME NOTES

  • Another tough road game against a division rival, albeit one of the hottest teams in the NBA. The Knicks are 2-2 in the second game of back-to-back nights this season.
  • The Nets are 10-3 since starting off the season 1-5, and are one of the biggest surprises of the young NBA season.
  • Devin Harris and Vince Carter are playing at an incredibly high level and the Knicks’ help defenders will have to stop their penetration and simply hope that the Nets do not have a hot-shooting night.
  • Trivia Question: Which Knicks Blog Editor called into ESPN Radio to argue with Jon Rothstein after he claimed before the season that the Nets would be the worst team in the Eastern Conference only to be quickly hung up on? Leave your answer in the comments section

EACH TEAM’S BEST 5-MAN UNIT

NYK: Duhon, Richardson, Chandler, Lee, Harrington (+ 12)

NJN: Dooling, Carter, Hayes, Anderson, Lopez (+9)

The Other Blog’s Take: From netsnotes.com

Keyon Dooling was sharp on both ends, and was shooting his heart out. Ryan Anderson and Stromile Swift didn’t get much playing time, and were still factors on both ends combining for 13 points and eight rebounds. Jarvis Hayes was also doing his thing, hitting three points at will [where was this guy when I was playing NBA Jam in arcades 10 years ago?].

When the bench plays this well, no team in the league has a chance. Yes, I said it. Want to fight about it? [sorry bad “Family Guy” reference] The only question is, can they keep it up?

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see about that.

 

Leave the in-game banter in the comments section. Let’s go Knicks.
  • jcmoney

    Watching on league pass so I’m getting the Nets feed, it sounds like they are very uncomfortable saying “Yi”.

    Devin Harris looks unstoppable. Holy crap this guy is doing it all starting 6-6. No one can guard him. You forget Vince Carter is also on this team. Harris has 14 points in under 5 minutes.

    Nice to see Harrington try to post up even if its a miss. We need to try to get some post presence because without Zach we have no one who puts their back to the basket. Interesting to hear the Nets announcer say that Harrington was considered a defensive stopper in his Indy days. We could use that.

    The Knicks 3s arent falling yet, never a good sign.

    Any thoughts on the Phoenix trade? JRich is instant offense but the Suns are now a completely different team then they once were.

    Lets Go Knicks.

  • jcmoney

    Knicks fans meet your backup point guard: Jaredddddd Jeffffriesssss.

    Hey, if it gets Duhon some rest, I’m down.

  • BluEandOrange

    Wow. That Bobby Simmons dunk at 4:15 in the second WAS A CLEAR TRAVELING VIOLATION. ARE THESE NJ NETS REFS BLIND! Wow, Lawrence France must have learned Bavetta’s baking secret to get these referees to kiss up to them today.

  • BluEandOrange

    Then they call a travel on Duhon at 2:40 in the second quarter. WOW, these referees are atrocious.

  • killerkill718

    hey take it easy… zach zorba is one of the refs and he was my high school american history teacher and a really cool guy.

  • jcmoney

    Yeah there have been some questionable calls, but I have to hand it to the Knicks for keeping this within 6 at the half. I thought for sure this would be a 10-15 point game by now.

    Keep trucking bockers,

  • killerkill718

    i know we haven’t really been winning games lately but i have really been enjoying this season so far. It seems like these guys have a clue and playing hard. That is a 180 from the last couple of years