Second Half Knicks Storm Past Cavaliers: Feb 29-2012
Amare Stoudamire and the Knicks returning from the All-Star break said they were back and ready to roll in the second half of the season. So hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Garden, the Knicks did just that stopping Kyrie Irving and and his aggressive young team with a 120-103 win.
What was a horrendous first half with poor defense on all angles, and the Knicks unable to percolate their offense, Knicks were down an embarrassing 17 points early on. Cavaliers shot close to 50% from the field the first half against a Knick team that did not seem to have much energy. The Knickerbockers somehow turned it around in the second half with huge contributions from the bench including 17 from Steve Novak whose big 3-point shooting helped rally the Knicks and rocked the Garden in this comeback. He shot 5 of 6 from downtown at the end of the night. Jeremy Lin had 19 points and 13 assists in the victory but this win and effort came from contributions from not just a few players but everyone. The Knicks bench looked strong with Baron Davis, JR Smith, Steve Novak, and Jared Jeffries all adding to this team chemistry. This is certainly the deepest bench the Knicks have had in a while also now with Iman Shumpert returning from an injury.
What started out as a struggle ended up as a 34 point turn-around and everyone goes home happy. The defense finally picked up in the second half as they held down the Cavaliers offense in the final two quarters. Certainly fans were happy with this explosive effort by their Knicks team which rocked the Garden tonight. Knicks begin their second half of the season in fashion!
Bleeding Orange and Blue,
B.C.
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