Detroit lost because:
Hamilton got ejected
The pistons were out partying too late
Walker and curry both had on pinstripe suits and sat next to one another.
It was sunday
It wasn't saturday
the ball was slick
Hermann tied his pony tail with a rubberband instead of a bow.
Ok, so now that we got that out of the way, lets get to the game:
with a huge lead I was scared the knicks would lose it.. and they did, but I am going to say this. I was very unhappy with the officiating in the 3rd quarter. The touch fouls that were given to detroit and the ticky tack fouls they got, while we had to bleed to get a call... Haywood workman should never be allowed to work a knick game. He is still living in the 90's and remembers that rivalry...
Duhon: great game, had to guard iverson and run the offense the full game, he came up big late with some buckets and great pick and roll passes to lee. 25/9/5 with just two TO's.. He was fantastic late, made big plays, kept his head and was a leader all game...
Lee: so I guess to all the lee detractors. 12/19 vs the pistons was a fluke also? I guess the pistons are not a good team? I will give it up to lee, he was big on the boards, got us some key second opportunities and ran the pick and roll great with duhon 12/19
Big AL: good and bad game. when he forces things, it kills the ball flow, but when he scores in the flow of the game, he is very good. He was very active defensively which was huge in the first half, and he made the big 3 late in the game, to seal it for us. 18/6, but he shot 50% from the field.. He is also taking the ball to the basket more.
Chandler: took some bad shots and needs to work on his handle so he can be more effective creating shots, but he hit big three to stop the pistons run, and he didn't back down, although he had a very tough cover in Prince.. 17/8 shot in the upper 40's from the field. Nice game.
Big mouth, aka Q: Good defensive game with the exception of the bonehead foul on that three by aflalo, he had a good game. 23/5 and 50% from the field. So I guess he can run his mouth today ,since he played hard and had a good game? Is he now allowed to do that.
good game Q..Tim Thomas: 6/4, he will make some head turning plays and then some head scratching one's. All I have to say is that he keeps malik off the floor and teams have to respect the fact that he can score. Other than that, he played a lazy defensive game today...
Jeffries: 3/4. The stats don't tell the whole story. Especially in the first half, his ball movement, defense and overall presence on the court was nice. He provided some much needed height and ball IQ on the court. He just needs to stop trying to create shots..
Overall, knicks looked great in the first half, on both sides of the ball, the ball movement, the shooting, rebounding and defense was great. we just need to find out how to keep that for 4 quarters.
Player of the game goes to Duhon and lee, they worked the pick and roll well, and although Iverson was off(thank god) duhon seemed to outplay him, and lee held his own vs the detroit bigs. Guys like amir johnson and maxiel were not factors. I would also like to add Tayshaun Prince for detroit. he had a great game, he is a classy guy, and IMP MVP for the pistons.
SCOTN: aaron Aflalo... Thig guy is shandon anderson 2.0. he was making shots with his feet twisted and tied together, I was just shaking m y head at this guy throw that stuff up.. Hermann was almost in the running for the award..
Big win.. 9-11 tough road trip ahead....
