A few quick thoughts to game three at MSG...
For the Knicks, Amare is clearly not close to 100%. He looked OK very early, but seemed to really stiffen up as the game went on and couldn't get anything going. The fact that Billups was out really hurt the Kicks as well. They have no one that can handle and distribute the ball to Amare and Melo. All that forced Melo to do everything. When the Cs have a couple of days to prepare for that defensively, that is going to be too much for one player to take on.
The Knicks supporting cast looked thoroughly overmatched and pathetic. Douglas can shoot, but can't distribute. Walker and Jeffries are fine as role players off the bench, but you can't ask them to contribute offensively. Williams was the only guy that brought anything to the table.
For the Cs, Paul, Ray, and Rondo were nearly flawless. There were stretches when Ray and Paul could not miss and Rondo had a triple-double in the third quarter. As a whole, they decided to play some serious D, move the ball, and run plays.
On the less than positive side, the bench was still pretty terrible. Having Ray and Paul on fire is great, but if the offense only clicks when they are in, they are going to log some serious minutes at a time when they want to keep some fresh legs. However, Jeff Green looked pretty good when he played with the starters.
For some reason, KG was very hesitant on the offensive end. He played some good D and got some boards, but passed up a lot of shots, leading to a few forced passes and turnovers.
Ultimately, this was a dismantling, due to the Cs playing great on both ends against a depleted Knicks team. While I would be shocked to see this even go five games because of the blood in the water, it would be nice to see the Cs crush their spirit again on Sunday and get some time off before the next series.
-Big Ran
KC Jones' Note: Big Ran-great summation of what went on , I think Mike and Mike in the Morning should watch their backs, someone is going to be taking over on ESPN.
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