New York @ Philadelphia Game 2
Kenny Smith: Hello, i am Kenny Smith here with Reggie Miller on the TNT broadcast. The game is nearly underway. Reggie, do you think Philly can bounce back?
Reggie Miller: Definately Kenny, they are an aggressive side and the talent to go with it is just tramendess. Philly really need to focus on their D tonight because thats where they accumulate points from. Their bench has to step up aswell, Korver was asleep last game and Webber only had 8 points. I mean Webber is prolly the biggest factor for Philly because he is an experienced playoffs player, knows the ins and outs of it and even though is a 6th man prospect, can still dominate a game as well as starting on the court. Coach Weir has decided to start him today, its good to see they got him startin, very good mid range game, draws double teams and down on the block, and has a pass like a playmaker.
Kenny Smith: Ok thanks Reggie, now we head down to Wachovia Center for the tip off
Philadelphia's Starting 5
C - Gasol
F - Webber
F - Iguodala
G - Giricek
G - Kidd
New York's Starting 5
C - Frye
F - Sweetney
F - Q.Richardson
G - Crawford
G - Marbury
1st Qtr
Philly got the lead at the start of the game, Iguodala had 9 points in a matter of minutes, Marbury was taken off early coz of foul trouble. A lead was gained by Philly when he was taken off. A late 3 by Kidd put Philly infront by 5 and a post jumper by Gasol on the buzzer had them ahead by 7 at the end of the qtr.
Gasol and Iguodala had 21 of Philly's 29 points Scores 29-22 My way
2nd Qtr
The game was played at a fast pace, teams trading baskets. Gasol and Iggy were getting to the foul line causing foul trouble for New York's big men. Philly failed to play any defence in the qtr which kept the Knicks in the game. Marbury and Crawford were getting to the basket like as if they could just walk in and lay up.
Scores 50-46 My way
Players At The Half
Frye 
8 points, 2 boards, 2 steals
Gasol 
17 points, 4 boards, 3 assists
3rd Qtr
The qtr was dominated by Philly through their defence and offence. Philly had a 20-2 run which made the Knicks use a timeout. Not only was Gasol and Iguodala running the court by Scoring, Rebounding and Dishing.. Kidd, Korver and Salmons were all contributing on the stat sheet. Crawford was scoreless in the 3rd and Marbury only had 2 points.
Note: Knicks only scored 6 points in the 3rd qtr The lowest I have ever held a team to in a quarter
4th Qtr
There was nothing the Knicks could do about Gasols performance, he created 2nd chance points for Philly....
And Iguodala, the crowd said it all, chants of MVP every time he had the ball. Marbury seemed to be the only one in the last qtr doing anything.
Final scores 105-72 with the win Philadelphia have tied the series at one a piece.
Player Of The Game
P. Gasol 
36 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists
Credit To 
A. Iguodala who added 29 points, 7 boards and dropped 4 dimes in tonights win
Poor Performance 
J. Crawford only had 11 points and was scoreless in the 2nd half
Philadelphia Stat Leaders
Points 
Gasol 36, Iguodala 29
Rebounds 
Gasol 16, Iguodala 7
Assists 
Kidd 8, Gasol 5
Steals 
Giricek 2, Dalembert 2
Blocks 
Dalembert 5, Webber 2
New York Stat Leaders
Points 
Marbury 20, Richardson 14
Rebounds 
Taylor 6, Sweetney 5
Assists 
Frye 3, Ariza 2
Steals 
Marbury 2, Four Tied with 1
Blocks 
Frye 2, Taylor 1
FG %
Philadelphia 
45.9%
New York 
37.8%
3pt %
Philadelphia 
38.5%
New York 
27.8%
Free Throw %
Philadelphia 
86.5%
(32-37)
New York 
73.3%
(11-15)
James's comments on the game
James Weir: I dont know if we have been asleep the last game and the first half of this game, but we finally woke up. The way we played in the second half, when we play like that.... There is no one who can stop us. We did exactly what i was talking about last week, we shut down the guards, boxing out offensive boards. Our offence was running well, we had Iggy, Gasol, Webber, Kidd all dishing.... When we are playing like that, its enevitable for other teams to win.