The New Jersey Nets outlasted the New York Knicks in a great game between two struggling franchises. New Jersey stated its case for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They trail the current eighth seed, Chicago Bulls, by one game. The New York Knicks fell to 25-37. In a rebuilding year by the Knicks maybe it is time to begin paying attention to who is available in the lottery of this year's draft. Devin Harris led all scorers with 35 points and 10 assists. David Lee paced D'Antoni's Knicks with 19 points and 14 boards.Though the real story was new Knick Larry Hughes missing an open 3-point jumper with less than 30 seconds left to tie the game. Hughes was able to solidify the New Jersey lead by turning the ball over to Devin Harris for an uncontested layup, then clunked the potential tying shot. Hughes, who came to the Knicks for almost nothing (Jerome James, Anthony Roberson, and Tim Thomas) showed his value by earning a new nickname, "Cap Relief" (coined by my friend, Sasha).
On a positive note for the Knickerbokers, Danilo Gallinari had a nice game. He hit two clutch 3-point jumpers towards the end of the game. He finished with 15 points, going 3-4 from beyond the arc. Though Gallinari's solid performance was overshadowed by the Knicks' awful ball control. 5 of their 19 turnovers came in the last five minutes of the game.
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