
The Knicks continued their trend tonight doing what they do best, win one, lose one. Tonight it was their turn to win. They played host to a Golden State team that was without Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes. On the other side of the ball, the Knicks were without David Lee, Nate Robinson and of course Jamal Crawford. Steve Francis returned to the court tonight and miraculously he was semi effective putting up 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in only 22 minutes. With Crawford out for the remainder of the season, you can look for Steve's minutes to increase as well as his productivity.
We had big games tonight from Marbury (34 points and 5 assists), Richardson (30 points and 12 rebounds) and Curry (22 points and 7 rebounds). The Warriors were paced by Al Harrington (26 points and 8 rebounds) as he completely destroyed Channing Frye. There were times when I was watching the game and I kept asking myself why Thomas would never run anybody at Harrington to get the ball out of his hands.....I guess that's why he's the coach and I'm the fan. Both teams refused to play any defense until the Knicks finally woke up a little on the defensive side of the ball.
Marbury was huge tonight. He pretty much controlled the game when he needed to. He took control when it was necessary, but at the same time he made sure Curry saw the ball almost every time down the floor. I really admire the job Marbury has done this year as far as becoming more of a leader on the floor and in the locker room. He is not the same kid that was playing for the T-Wolves or the Nets or the Suns. This is one of the best point guards to come out of New York City, playing for his home town team, under a hall of fame point guard that guided his team to back to back championships. I think Steph is finally starting to see the light.
Tomorrow we visit Atlanta on our sub 500 road trip. The Knicks have not had much luck this year in the 2nd game of back to backs. We're still only 2 games out of the playoffs with more than 20 games left. We still have a chance to get in and I think we will. Can we make it 2 in a row tomorrow night. I don't know but you can guarantee one thing, whether we win or lose I'll be right here to talk about it.
Notes: Mardy Collins & Steve Francis both played well off the bench tonight for the Knicks. I'm glad to see Francis contributing with Crawford out. He looked very healthy for a man that was considering shutting it down for the season earlier in the week. Orlando, Indiana and Toronto both loss tonight. Miami beat Detroit and New Jersey was off tonight.







