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Knicks @ Grizzlies

Posted on December 11, 2008 at 10:42 PM.

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KNICKS OVERCOME 20 POINT DEFICIT IN MEMPHIS

The 4-3 Knicks traveled to Memphis for a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. Andre Miller set the tone early on by taking the ball to the rim as often as possible. The Knicks struggled from the field and found themselves down by a score of 39-19 at halfime. It looked like the New York squad was on their way to getting blown out in dramatic fashion.

"At halftime I just told the guys that we needed to play with more emotion. Offensively we were taking good shots, but we were allowing the Grizzlies to do whatever they wanted," said Coach Pappy Knuckles.

Andre Miller and the Grizzlies let their lead slip away.

In the third quarter the Knicks outscored the Grizzles 22-9 to get the game back in reach. This was followed by a 22-13 4th, which allowed them to escape with a 2 point victory. Their last three games have all been decided by this point margin. James Posey was happy that his squad managed to come up with the win. "We put a lot of defensive pressure on them in the second half and they folded. If we play like that all the time I think we can put a streak together."

In their first action of the season, Julius Hodge and Sun Yue looked very impressive. Coach Knuckles plan on keeping them in the rotation for the time being. The Knicks improve to 5-3 and will next host Michael Beasley and the Oklahoma City Thunder in their next game.

Knicks
Dirk Nowitzki - 20 pts
Jason Terry - 11 pts
Rasheed Wallace - 8 pts, 10 rebs

Grizzlies
Andre Miller - 17 pts
Jose Calderon - 7 pts, 7 assists

Knicks 12 7 22 22 63
Grizzlies 19 20 19 13 61

Knicks
27/54 FG (50%)
3/6 3PT (50%)
6/6 FT (100%)
22 Assists
2 Turnovers
20 Rebounds
7 Steals
3 Blocks
44 Points in the paint
25 Bench points

Grizzlies
26/45 FG (57%)
4/7 3PT (57%)
5/6 FT (83%)
19 Assists
7 Turnovers
18 Rebounds
2 Steals
4 Blocks
32 Points in the paint
29 Bench points