TKF wrote:What I like is how everyone forgot about the first quarter. The best thing about the 1st was we did not get Melo started early. Good teams get their role players hot early, because stars ignite with greater ease. Having Fields run the offense, which he did for the first few minutes, got the ball moving around a lot and led to Amares easy opportunities early on. We won the 1st quarter by 2 points, largely because of Fields.
that is a good point.. because games are not always won in the 4th qtr.. fields got off to a good start and we won the qtr.... scorers and allstars are going to get their points, but it is still a team game.... today it wasn't chalmers hitting big shots, it was bibby for us.... that is huge.. it was fields early.. that was huge.. melo and amare finally did what they are expected to do.... and that is good.. but as you said, we can't forget the first qtr..
i dont think anyone discounted how big the 1st qtr was to leave with lead...but lets get serious games are won in the 4th quarter in the playoffs.
it when you find out men are men...as well as fields played in the 1st quarter he was an absolute mess in the 4th quarter and is not cut out to play in those big spots and the spot overwhelms him
airball 3 (wide open)
travel in the middle of the lane
leaving mike miller wide open for 3 getting caught ball watching
those 3 plays all happned in the 4th and i thought it was going to cost us.
i still trust anyone on the roster over fields late in games...especially vet guards like bibby and jr
. Go Knicks!
