New York vs. Cleveland

Mr. J · Jan 28, 2005

*made by Knicks Analyst

Knicks 16-16 Cavaliers 19-12

Date: 1/8/05
Time 1:30(This is an early game. Take note of that. I wouldn?t want anyone missing out on the action because of the time!)
TV: ABC (Also take note that this game is not on MSG! I wouldn't want people missing out on the action because of that either!)

Season Stats

Previous Games:
Knicks: 102-94L @ Heat
Cavaliers: 101-85W vs. Hawks

Knicks
Record: 16-16 (.500)
Standings: First, Atlantic 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference
At Home: 9-2
On Road: 6-8

PPG: 97.1 Opp PPG: 98.4
FG%: .448 Opp FG%: .462
RPG: 41.5 Opp RPG: 42.2

Cavaliers:
Record: 19-12 (.613)
Standings: First, Central 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference
At Home: 12-3
On Road: 9-7

PPG: 96.9 Opp PPG: 93.5
FG%: .454 Opp FG%: .441
RPG: 41.8 Opp RPG: 39.0

*Bold Indicates Leads the Team. Allan Houston is not included.

Knicks
PG: Stephon Marbury
39.0mpg 21.0ppg 3.0rpg 8.5apg FG%:43.8 3P%:35.5 FT%:84.4 SPG:1.46 BPG:0.03 TO:3.22

SG: Allan Houston
24.4mpg 10.9ppg 1.0rpg 2.1apg FG%:43.7 3P%:43.2 FT%:88.5 SPG:0.36 BPG:0.14 TO:1.21

SF: Tim Thomas
27.4mpg 10.4ppg 3.6rpg 1.1apg FG%:40.5 3P%:37.5 FT%:80.9 SPG:0.59 BPG:0.38 TO:2.50

PF: Kurt Thomas
36.1mpg 11.1ppg 10.1rpg 1.8apg FG%:48.7 FT%:77.4 SPG:1.09 BPG:0.88 TO:1.22

C: Nazr Mohammed
30.6mpg 12.9ppg 9.4rpg 0.4apg FG%:53.3 FT%:73.8 SPG:1.19 BPG:1.22 TO:1.34

Bench:
Jerome Williams 15.2mpg 4.8ppg 3.4rpg 0.5apg

Trevor Ariza 14.3mpg 4.3ppg 2.4rpg 1.4apg

Moochie Norris 10.9mpg 2.1ppg 1.2rpg 1.0apg

Vin Baker 7.3mpg 1.4ppg 1.5rpg 0.2apg

Bruno Sundov 4.0mpg 1.8ppg 1.3rpg 0.3apg

For more in depth statistics for the Knicks, here they are: Knicks Stats


Cavaliers
PG: Jeff McInnis
37.8mpg 15.0ppg 2.1rpg 5.3apg

SG:?
LeBron James
41.2mpg 25.0ppg 7.4rpg 7.6apg

SF: Ira Newble
23.4mpg 5.9ppg 2.7rpg 1.1apg

PF: Drew Gooden
31.0mpg 14.4ppg 9.4rpg 1.4apg

C: Zydrunas Ilguaskas
33.1mpg 16.2ppg 7.7rpg 1.6apg

Bench
Lucious Harris 17.4mpg 5.3ppg 2.2rpg 0.8apg

Robert Traylor 15.7mpg 4.5ppg 3.9rpg 0.8apg

Anderson Varejao 13.7mpg 4.4ppg 4.6rpg 0.3apg

Eric Snow 22.1mpg 4.5ppg 2.0rpg 3.8apg

Desagna Diop 10.8mpg 1.1ppg 2.6rpg 0.3apg

Aleksander Pavlovic 14.5mpg 3.6ppg 0.8rpg 0.1apg

For more in depth statistics for the Cavaliers, here they are: Cavaliers Stats


Injuries:
NYK:Moochie Norris, Tim Thomas, Allan Houston
CLE: LeBron James(?), Luke Jackson, Dajuan Wagner

Matchups:
vs.
PG: Yet another PG that Marbury has to watch out for because of their prowess from beyond the arc. Stephon Marbury will be matched up against Jeff McInnis who was brought in to help LeBron James become more of a scorer and take the PG role off of him. With Marbury's less than decent defense, he will have to watchout for him tonight. Surprisingly Nas wasn't a factor and Marbury needs to take McInnis out of it as well.

vs.
SG: All of his defense will not be able to stop Crawford. He can make things tough for Jamal and can possibly be able to provoke him into taking those ill advised shots of his. If Crawford can mix up the game like what he did against Phoenix than we will have no trouble.

vs. ?
SF: Hopefully he's not playing because if he is, we are in for some trouble. Everything about him is self explanitory. He is the guard version of Kevin Garnett and will look to dominate especially in New Yokr on a nationally televised game. Look for James to take advantage. He is physically stronger than Ariza and can take it to him on the post easily. If he is gone, then we are in for a much, much, much bigger advantage.

vs.
PF: Kurt Thomas has trouble with elusive forwards like Drew Gooden. I don't see why Drew Gooden wont try and kill especially with the possibility of LeBron James gone. I see no big threat for us at this posistion though. We do defend this position the best. If he gets out of hand we have the X factor and our secret weapon. Woof, Woof who am I talking about? Jerome Williams can keep Drew Gooden in check.

vs.
C: Nazr Mohammed tends to struggle against the likes of players that are taller than him. Yao Ming and Zydrunaus Ilguaskas are all Nazr Mohammed's least favorite competition to play because of it. I see him with another struggling night however, we do have Vin Baker around and if things get really bad, I guess we can possibly throw in Sundov to keep him out the paint. I don't see Z giving it to us just having a regular game and nothing special.

Knicks Bench Summary
We have back Penny Hardaway everyone! He will definitely be able to provide a spark for us off the bench. I see Penny Hardaway as being a key addition who everyone forgot about. Now playing at home Penny is eager to show why he is the missing link. I for one have not forgotten about him. Other than that, our bench still is missing Tim Thomas (decent off the bench), Allan Houston, and Moochie Norris. We are still kind of thin off the bench but, now that Hardaway is here, we don?t have to worry too much.

Cavaliers Bench Summary:
Cleaveland has a decent bench with the acquisitions of Eric Snow and Lucious Harris. I think the Knicks bench is better because there is more of a balance. I feel as if the Knicks have to worry about the Cavaliers starters much more than their bench. But, their bench is capable of giving the starters sufficient rest so they can play fresh again. The Cavaliers bench is something not to be taken advantage of either. Lat time the bench killed us. Well the whole team did but, especially the bench. We need to watchout for them,

Key Matchup:
The Key Matchup is at the PG position.
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I went with them because of their presence. Stephon Marbury is trying to keep his word about that best PG in the league thing while McInnis is trying to get yet another win for Cleveland. Marbury?s penetration is key for the Knicks success while McInnis? 3 point shooting and leadership is key for the Cavaliers.

My Prediction:
We got killed the last game. Now that we are at home on a ridiculous losing streak, the Knicks are bound to win and I feel now seeking revenge, will be a great way for them to get a victory. Because we are at home, and saw those Atlantic standings, I?m taking the Knicks by a final prediction of 105-85 simply because of the revenge factor. Also with LeBron?s injury questionable, we really have the upper hand.

THIS GAME IS AT 7:00 NOT AT THE USUAL 7:30. IT IS ALSO NATIONALLY TELEVISED ON ESPN!!

REMEMBER THAT PENNY HARDAWAY IS PLAYING TOO!

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