Cody's Blog

After suffering their second worst lost in franchise history to the Dallas Mavericks on January 24th, the New York Knicks turned the tides on the streaking Mavs. In that January game, the Mavs posted 128 points, scoring 30+ in three of the four quarters of play. This time, it was the Knicks putting up three quarters of 30+ and having six players in double figures. Young players Bill Walker and Toney Douglass turned in veteran like performances, going for 23 and 21 respectively and combining on 9 three pointers in 12 attempts. Although the Mavericks had five players in double figures led by Dirk Nowitski’s 20, the Knicks smothered the Southwest Division leaders in the third quarter. They outscored them 33-18, which allowed them to pull away after already nursing a 10-point lead. The loss for the Knicks ended one of the NBA’s longest win streaks but, unfortunately, they don’t get multiple wins for this efficient victory and still sit among the NBA’s cellar of teams at 23-43.