NBA 2K9 New York Knicks Game 5

New York @ 75 85 80 Washington 69 76 70 Washington Sarting 5 - D. Harris M. Ginobli, M. Pietrus, L. Scola, G. Oden Bench - A. Johnson, B. Simmons, K. Dooling, J. Yi, J. Smith, F. Murray A great game for me as I started to lock down defensively on my opponent restricting them to a 22 point first quarter. With a 31-22 quarter time lead i led the rest of the way without any real concerns. Manu Seemed to be off in the first half and with Devin Harris in foul trouble i felt pretty good. But Keyon Dooling was a usefyul spark for the Wizards off the bench while Greg Oden was proving a nuisance in the paint. But KG still managed to get his points and was able to take Scola and Simmons to the cleaners down the stretch. Useful minutes from Trevor Ariza in the third kept the Wizards at bay. Once again though it was the balanced scoring throughout the line up that troubled my opponent. Final Score New York d 31 22 30 28 111 Washington 22 27 26 28 103 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Kevion Garnett - 31 points (13-16 FG), 15 boards, 3 assists, 1 block Top Performers New York D. Granger - 12 points (5-8 FG), 6 assists, 5 steals, 1 block T. Ariza - 9 points in 9 minutes Washington M. Ginobli - 28 points, 4 boards G. Oden - 14 points, 15 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks D. Harris - 16 points 10 assists DUD of the Night While a number of my players shot poorly from the field - Calderon you did come close going only 4-14 from the fied. But it was Michael Peitrus who shot only 3-17 from the field. Team Stats My defense was much better and was the deciding factor with a 52% to 41% FG advantage. Good effort boys. Way to lock it down. Only 16-24 from the free throw line was a poor clip but to get there so often. 44-22 bench points was no suprise, with the Knicks bench doing well all season. Must also be the first game where i prevented my opponent from scoring 30 points or more in a quarter.