Knicks Bobcats recap

This one hurt...

The Knicks lost this one, 94-87. The Knicks had a lead during most of the game, namely the second half, but the Cats went on a mini-run at the end of the game to take the lead permanently. In my opinion, we lost this game when we lost Jared Jeffries. He played a great game tonight, registering 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks. His effect on the defensive end was the reason we were leading the game. When he fouled out (on a questionable call, in my opinion) the Knicks lost their intensity on defense. The Knicks had plenty of opportunities to seal this one and just didn't grab it.

Some other notes

• Duhon started off on fire tonight. He scored nine points in the early minutes of the game. I was convinced he was going to have a great game after those early buckets, but after that he turned timid, only scoring nine in the rest of the game and more importantly, had five turnovers. The team needs more consistency from it's point guard if they are going to have any shot of making the playoffs.
  
• Curry continues to struggle when he gets into the game. He gets good positioning but it seemed like the team was forcing it into the big man on every possession. Each time they threw it in to him either it was a bad pass, someone stole it, or Curry dropped it. It just seems like Curry can't get into the flow of the game, and it's going to take some time to get him back to his dominate form.

• I want to point out to all my Knicks fans that yes, it is still a priority to trade Jeffries for an expiring because the future is more important than this season, but I want you all to realize that as soon as Jeffries is gone, so is our playoff hopes. If we get someone like a Mike James, our team's chance of making the playoffs are gone. Jeffries is the sole reason why we are playing better defense lately. He covers for players like Lee who don't switch on their man, or players like Harrington who lose their man on offense. If Jeffries is gone it leads to very easy buckets. If we could get rid of Curry and keep Jeffries, that would be ideal, but the way Curry has been playing, I just don't see it.

Thats all for now Knicks fans. The playoff hunt isn't lost but we're going to need a win in Chicago on Thursday to bounce back. I think we can do it and if we do, our spirits will definitely be lifted. Lord knows we need this one.

Until next time