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Larry Brown, Boris Diaw, DJ Augustin, Michael Jordan…seems like a zillion plot lines to me. 
No, don’t expect a Jonathan Bender sighting. But you can expect the Bobcats to give the Knicks fits tonight because they are so similarly matched.
Boris Diaw from the perimeter causes the Knicks issues, and you never know when Stephen Jackson can go for 40.
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If you’re a Knick fan, again, root that the team hangs around in the first. If they are down double digits they will be fighting back all night long. They have been off and could start shaky, so if they are in the game after the first expect a solid performance throughout. They have thrived, as has their confidence, as the game rolls along. But falling too far behind is too much to ask in my opinion.
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Tommy Dee says: Check out Zags’ chat with Doc Rivers, who relates to D’Antoni’s struggles.
When: 1 PM
Where: MSG
Lineups:
Celtics:
PG- Rondo
SG- Allen
SF- Pierce
PF- Garnett
C- Perkins
Knicks:
PG- Duhon
SG – Hughes
SF- Chandler
PF- Gallo
C- Lee
Notes:
Today marks the MSG debut for Curry, and with Boston’s fierce frontline, he might be needed. Coming off two nice wins, the Knicks hit a brick wall today in the Boston Celtics. However, we all remember how the Knicks surprised the C’s last season at the Garden. Can magic strike twice on Broadway?
Let’s go Knicks.
Nate shoots at wrong hoop…coach frowns. Finger point to BDL.
Devin Harris is back, Eddy Curry showed signs.
The Nets are searching for their first win of the season, and the Knicks handled them during the preseason.
Let’s have a chat…
Where: MSG
Watch: MSG
When: 7:30 PM
Starting Lineups
Knicks (1-3)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Larry Hughes
SF – Danilo Gallinari
PF- Wilson Chandler
C- David Lee
Rest of rotation: Al Harrington, Jared Jeffries Darko Milicic, Toney Douglas
Pacers (0-3)
PG – T.J. Ford
SG – Brandon Rush
F – Danny Granger
F – Dahntay Jones
C – Roy Hibbert
Rest of rotation: Solomon Jones, Luther Head, Earl Watson
Injuries: Eddy Curry (torn plantaris muscle)
Game Notes : Of course it’s been a long time since the Knicks and Pacers games have had much buzz, and at least for another year, that’s likely to continue. But the Knicks need to prove to their fans that they can beat less-than average teams on the Garden floor. They have to establish home court advantage.
Monday’s game against the Hornets was a step in the right direction. Of course, not getting blown out in the first half helps, but the team came out of the gates well, weathered a storm and made timely shots down the stretch.
Let’s see if that can continue and if the team can win two straight home games.
Where: MSG 
Watch: MSG
When: 7:30 PM
Starting Lineups
Knicks (0-3)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Danilo Gallinari
SF – Wilson Chandler
PF – David Lee
C – Jared Jeffries
Rest of rotation: Al Harrington, Larry Hughes Darko Milicic, Toney Douglas
Hornets (1-2)
PG – Chris Paul
SG – Mo Pete
SF – Julian Wright
PF – David West
C – Emeka Okafor
Rest of rotation: James Posey, Peja, Hilton Armstrong, Bobby Brown
Injuries: Eddy Curry (torn plantaris muscle)
Game Notes (via nba.com)
New Orleans (1-2), which is looking to avoid its first 0-3 start on the road since 1999-2000, is finishing its first set of back-to-back games after falling 97-87 at Boston on Sunday.
Chris Paul scored 22 points and handed out eight assists, but the postgame discussion revolved around his matchup with Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo.
Paul and Rondo picked up technical fouls in the second quarter after getting tied up under the basket. After the game ended, Paul followed Rondo toward the locker room and had to be stopped by Celtics assistant coaches.
Paul said Rondo was lucky to play with Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, then said the comment wasn’t a slight toward Rondo.
“He is a great point guard and he’s a champion,” Paul said. “It’s my hope to achieve that.”
Paul, averaging 24.0 points and 9.8 assists in four career games at Madison Square Garden, has yet to record a 10-assist game this season. He opened 2008-09 with seven straight double-digit assist performances.
First-year Hornet Emeka Okafor missed his third straight double-double Sunday with five points and 10 rebounds.
Playing for Charlotte last season, Okafor averaged 14.0 points and 10.0 boards in two games at New York.
When: 7:00
Where: Charlotte
Watch: MSG
Starting Lineups
Knicks (0-1)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Wilson Chandler
SF – Al Harrington
PF – David Lee
C – Jared Jeffries
Rest of Rotation: Danilo Gallinari, Nate Robinson, Darko Milicic, Toney Douglas
Bobcats (0-1)
PG – Ray Felton
SG – Boris Diaw
SF – Gerald Wallace
PF – Stephen Graham
C – Tyson Chandler
Rest of the rotation: Gerald Henderson, D.J. Augustin, Nazr Mohammed, Derrick Brown
Injuries: Eddy Curry (torn calf muscle)
Game Notes: via NBA.com
New York may not have been quite as bad as Charlotte in its opener, but wasn’t much better. The Knicks fell 115-93 at Miami on Wednesday, trailing by as many as 31 points.
The Knicks allowed an Eastern Conference-worst 107.8 points per game in coach Mike D’Antoni’s first season in 2008-09. There wasn’t any improvement Wednesday as Miami shot 56.7 percent.
“We couldn’t make shots and couldn’t stop them,” D’Antoni said. “That’s not a good combo.”
Danilo Gallinari and David Lee each scored 22, with Gallinari making 7 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. The rest of the Knicks made 3 of 26 3-pointers.
“We need to learn from this loss and keep our heads up,” Gallinari said.
Newcomer Darko Milicic left a good impression on D’Antoni with four points and seven rebounds off the bench. Milicic left in the fourth quarter with a knee injury but is expected to be available Friday.
“On the positive side, I thought Darko came in and did a good job,” D’Antoni said. “He kind of solidified our defense. I think he’s OK with the knee, I didn’t want to risk it till the end. He could be key going forward.”
When: 7:30
Where: South Beach
Watch: MSG
Starting Lineups
Knicks (0-0)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Wilson Chandler
SF – Al Harrington
PF – David Lee
C – Jared Jeffries
Rest of Rotation: Danilo Gallinari, Nate Robinson, Darko Milicic, Toney Douglas
Heat (0-0)
PG – Mario Chalmers
SG – Dwyane Wade
SF – Quentin Richardson
PF – Michael Beasley
C – Jermaine O’Neal
Rest of the rotation: Udonis Haslem, Carlos Arroyo, Daequan Cook, Chris Quinn
Injuries: Eddy Curry (torn calf muscle)
Game Notes: I’m not impressed by the Heat at all and if the Heat think they are going to come out on the floor, raise Tim Hardaway’s jersey to the rafters and scrape the Knicks then they are crazy.
Michael Beasley is a work in progress, and while his talent is unquestioned, it’s 
easy to see that he allows too much in his life to cloud his vision. Wade won’t go for that for very long, you can count on that.
As far as the Knicks, they have to continue to put up resistance defensively in terms of tips and steals. Even if the ball is deflected and not stolen, it keeps teams out of rhythm offensively.
At the end of the day, I would think the Knicks need to weather the storm from the outset and hope to close the game by consistently double-teaming Wade down the stretch. Let Wade get off for 3 quarters and hope that his teammates don’t hit shots late in the game.
Also, from the looks of things Chris Quinn looks ready. For what, I’m not sure.
Speaking of Hardaway, this is my favorite highlight of ole’ Timmy. As Clyde would say, watch Hardaway’s “matador D.”
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When: 7:00
Where: Prudential Center
Watch: MSG
Starting Lineups
Nets (0-0)
PG – Rafer Alston
SF – Bobby Simmons
PF – Yi Jianlian
C – Brook Lopez
Rest of Rotation: Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, Josh Boone, Terrence Williams, Sean Williams
Knicks (4-2)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Wilson Chandler
SF – Al Harrington
PF – David Lee
C – Jared Jeffries
Rest of Rotation: Danilo Gallinari, Nate Robinson, Darko Milicic, Toney Douglas
Injuries: Eddy Curry (torn calf muscle) Keyon Dooling (hip), Jarvis Hayes (shin) Devin Harris
MEDIA NOTES
Brook Lopez is ranked 11th in the NBA in preseason scoring at 17.2 ppg. while Chris Douglas-Roberts is 13th at 17.0 Courtney Lee leads the league in preseason minutes at 34.7 per game while CDR is ranked 4th in preseason mpg at 31.6. This contest between the Nets and Knicks will be the second ever NBA game played at the Prudential Center this preseason when the Nets met the Celtics on 10/13). The Rock is home to Seton Hall University’s men’s has hosted the championship games in 2007 and 2008 for the Legends Classic, an annual preseason college invitational Prudential Center will also be a regional site in the 2011 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.
I will be interested in seeing how Danilo Gallinari bounces back and how Coach D’Antoni manages the game knowing that this is the last preseason game of the season before the team heads to Miami next Wednesday.
Feel free to leave the comments below…come on, let’s get a thread going…no Yankees tonight.
Where: The World’s Most Famous
When: 7:30 PM
Watch: MSG
Starting Lineups
Knicks (1-1)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Wilson Chandler
SF – Al Harrington
PF – David Lee
C – Jared Jeffries
Rest of Rotation: Nate Robinson, Darko Milicic, Danilo Gallinari, Toney Douglas, Jordan Hill
Sixers
PG -Louis Williams
SG – Iggy
SF – Thaddeus Young
PF – Elton Brand (Peekskill, NY)
C – Samuel Dalembert
Rest of Rotation: Marreese Speights, Jason Smith, Jason Kapono, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Bowman
Injuries: Eddy Curry (strained hamstring)
Game Notes
D’Antoni reportedly will play Jeffries at center in hopes of matching up better with the duo of Brand and Dalembert early on. I wonder how many minutes Darko Milicic sees early and if D’Antoni utilizes Hill.
Looking forward to seeing Jrue Holiday very much to see where he’s at in the early stages of his development. As always, go Knicks, and post all in game comments or any questions here.
When: 2 PM
Where: Albany
Watch: MSG
Starting Lineups
Nets (0-0)
PG – Devin Harris
SF – Jarvis Hayes
PF – Yi Jianlian
C – Brook Lopez
Rest of Rotation: Keyon Dooling, Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, Josh Boone, Terrence Williams, Sean Williams
Knicks (0-0)
PG – Chris Duhon
SG – Larry Hughes
SF – Al Harrington
PF – David Lee
C – Jared Jeffries
Rest of Rotation: Danilo Gallinari, Nate Robinson, Darko Milicic, Wilson Chandler, Toney Douglas
Injuries: Eddy Curry (torn calf muscle) Courtney Lee (inflamed foot tendon)
GAME NOTES
Knicks (preseason) basketball has returned, and it feels so good. It is only preseason, and that’s why we need to not get too high or low on players. Preseason is the time to get a first glimpse at the young and new guys (Jordan Hill, Toney Douglas, Gallo, Darko Milicic,) have the team build chemistry going into the season, to try out different lineups and check their cohesiveness, and to get a look at the guys on the bubble (Sun Yue, Joe Crawford, Warren Carter, Ron Howard.)
It’s only the first preseason game, but I’m looking forward to seeing Danilo Gallinari. He had a great camp, and I think he’s poised to have a breakout year. I’m also interested in Toney Douglas. I didn’t think he was all that impressive in Vegas; He had two good games, and during his last two he had more turnovers than assists. His offense was also nowhere to be found. But, he too had a good camp, and an impressive four years at FSU, so it will be interesting to see if he can carve out a spot in the rotation with good preseason play. Jordan Hill is raw, but I really like him. I liked him before the draft, and I like him now. His shot selection is often iffy and his post moves wild, but he’s a big man made for this system, and he may surprise.
Mm, who else? Larry Hughes, Chris Duhon? Not thrilled to see either. Al Harrington has stepped up as the vocal leader on this team, and his play on the court is simply overlooked. Hopefully Wilson Chandler has worked on his handle and his jump shot is a little more consistent. In terms of the bubble guys, I’m not a huge Warren Carter fan. Where do his minutes come? Sun Yue really intrigues me, and I love Joe Crawford. Tomorrow will be everybody’s first chance at seeing the team play together, and I’m looking forward to it.
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