The Dallas Mavericks took on the New York Knicks in Dallas, Texas. The Knicks were coming off a nice win over the Memphis Grizzles on a winning jump shot by Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks came out sluggish with no ability to guard the Dallas players. The Mavericks would use that to their advantage and were shooting the lights out. The Knicks trialed most of the game and tried to comeback late. The Knicks have to play defense on a consistent basis and can’t afford to keep playing terrible defense. The Knicks made it easy for the Mavs to score. Dallas was led by Dirk Nowitzki who scored 23 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. He was dominant in scoring the ball with ease and allowing his teammates to score with ease. The Mavs are going to be a tough team to beat down the road because they have great role players. Shawn Marion had a great game as he scored 22 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. He is a great player to have on a team because he does the little things. He really out played the Knicks by himself as he was able to get offensive rebounds and put backs. Jason Terry scored 21 points off the bench and performs well doing it. He is possibly the sixth man for the league right now because he is consistent and always finds a way spark his team. The Mavs have a great chance to win a championship this year and are looking real dangerous right now.
The Knicks were great on the offensive end, but couldn’t put together any defense to win the game. Amar'e Stoudemire scored a game-high 36 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. He played hard from the start. But really struggled on the defensive side of the court. If he can get his defensive game going he can really help the Knicks make a great run in the playoffs. Carmelo Anthony scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists. He also struggled on the defensive end and committed some bad fouls. These two players for the Knicks are great, but they have to play defense to be even greater. I really appreciate the effort of Landry Fields who played great defense most of the game. He scored 19 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and had 4 steals. He played great for the Knicks and was a reason why they came back in to game. The Knicks were able to cut a 26 point deficit to 12. The Mavs were able to hit big shots to hold off the Knicks.
The Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Chauncey Billups is expected to make his return to the Knicks lineup.
Note: Amar’e Stoudemire picked up his 16th technical foul of the season and is suspended for Sunday’s game against the Pacers. The league will review the technical and may resend the decision.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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