I just started a Knicks Dynasty with this Roster:
i'm not happy with it,tho...so:
I want Battier and Miller badly...any ideas for a Deal?
I just Played my first Game against the Magic here's a Report:
Magic @ Knicks
1st Quarter
Both Teams started the Game very concentrated and played good D. After 2 Mins the Knicks had established a 6-2 Lead, Stephon Marbury however felt that this wasn't enough and chipped in 10 Points in the next 2 Minutes to give the Knicks a comanding eleven point Lead at 17-6 with 5 Minutes to go. Marbury managed to get by Tyronn Lue who was defending him pretty good with the help of great picks by Nazr Mohammed and Kurt Thomas. After the 11-4 Strech the Knicks cooled off for the Rest of the Quarter however and played pretty lazy Defense. The Magic took their Chance to close the Gap and ended the Quarter with a 17-10 Streak.
Top Perfomers:
Knicks:
Stephon Marbury 10 Points,4/5 FG,1/2 3pt,1/3 FT,1 Ast
Nazr Mohammed 6 Points,3/6 FG,3 Reb,3 Ast
Magic:
Keith Bogans 6 Points,3/5 FG
Steven Hunter 0 Points,5 Rebs,1 Blk
Key Stats:
Magic: 45% FG,9 Rebs,2 Ast
Knicks: 55% FG,10 Rebs,9 Ast
2nd Quarter
Lenny Wilkens decided to give his Bench Player some time in the 2nd Q and had them on the Court for the entire 10 Minutes. The Knicks' 2nd 5 was just as good as the first one however, knocking down 3 3Pointers and 60% of their FG's to score 29 Points. Penny Hardaway alone had 13 of them,hitting nearly everything from the Field and frustrating Keith Bogans, who was defending him until he got his 3rd Fould alfway through the Quarter. Dikembe Mutombo and Frank Williams had 13 Points together and 4 Rebounds apiece while F-Will also dished out 5 Assists. The Knicks had Problems with Tracy McGrady,who often scored with Fast Break Dunks and finished the Half with 13
Points - tie game high.
Top Performers:
Knicks:
Frank Williams 5 Points,2/7 FG,4 Rebs,5 Ast
Penny Hardaway 13 Points,5/6 FG,1/1 3pt
Dikembe Mutombo 8 Points,4/6 FG,4 Reb
Magic:
Tracy McGrady 7 Points,3/8 FG,3 Reb
Drew Gooden 8 Points,4/4 FG
Halftime Stat Leaders:
Knicks:
Points: Hardaway (13)
Rebounds : Mutombo,Williams (4)
Assists : Williams (5)
Magic:
Points: McGrady (13)
Rebounds: McGrady,Hunter (5)
Assists: Lue (2)
Halftime
Knicks 56,Magic 50
3rd Quarter
The Knicks came out of the Locker Room red-hot as they hit their first 5 Shots in the second Quarter to build a 10 Point Lead at 67-57. Both Teams played excellent Offense and where virtually unstoppable. McGrady was once again able to finish many Fastbreaks and came away with 13 Points in the 3rd. Nazr Mohammed,Tim Thomas and Stephon Marbury led the Knicks on both ends of the Court with good Shooting on Offense and excellent On Ball Defense and good Rebounding on Defense.
Top Performers:
Knicks:
Nazr Mohammed: 4 Points,2/4 FG,6 Rebs,1 Ast,1 Stl
Stephon Marbury 10 Points,5/5 FG,4 Ast
Tim Thomas 8 Points,4/8 FG,3 Rebs
Magic:
Tracy McGrady 13 Points,6/8 FG
Tyronn Lue 8 Points,3/9 FG,3 Ast
4th Quarter
Both Teams started the 4th with the Starting 5 on the Court, and played extremely organized,slow basketball. 3 Minutes into the last Stanza the Magic managaed to cut the deficit to 3 Points at 90-93. Botht Teams played equally well for some time until the Knicks had another good Streak with Frank Williams and Nazr Mohammed as their Best Players in that Strech. They had a 6 Point Lead with 4 Minutes to go before not scoring for 3 Minutes to see the Game tied at 102. After Houston scored, Marbury had the Chance to extend the Knicks' Lead to 4 with a pair of Free Throws with just a Minute to go. He made only 1 of 2 and saw Tyronn Lue tie the Game with a 3pointer on the next posession. After Tim Thomas,Juwan Howard and Marbury each made a Shot the Knicks had the advantage at 109-107 with 28.9 seconds to go. Tracy McGrady
got the Ball just outside the 3Pt Line, crossed Tim Thomas over and burried the fade away Jumpshot in his face to tie the game at 109 with 22.6 left on the Clock.
Marbury dribbled the Ball upcourt after Wilkens took the Timeout and got the pick from Mohammed with 8 left to play, McGrady however helped Tyronn Lue and didn't let
Marbury get a chance to shoot. Stephon passed the Ball to the right to Kurt Thomas,Thomas got up against Juwan Howard and burried the Buzzer-Beater...Knicks win:
111-109.
Top Performers for the entire Game:
Knicks:
Stephon Marbury: 23 Points,10/13 FG,3 Rebs,4 Ast,1 Stl,0 TO
Nazr Mohammed: 10 Points,5/12 FG,13 Rebs,5 Ast
Tim Thomas: 16 Points,7/13 FG,6 Rebs,3 Ast
Magic:
Tracy Mcgrady: 36 Points,17/28,7 Rebs,2 Ast
Juwan Howard 8 Points,4/6 FG,14 Rebs
Keith Bogans 20 Points,10/13 FG,3 Stl
Player of the Game
Stephon Marbury
Scoring:
Knicks:
S.Marbury (23)
T.Thomas (16)
P.Hardaway (15)
A.Houston (12)
K.Thomas (12)
N.Mohammed (10)
F.Williams (10)
Magic:
T.McGrady (36)
K.Bogans (20)
T.Lue (19)
D.Gooden (12)
R.Strickland (10)
