NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks Game 8

New York @ 81 82 81 Memphis 65 72 68 Memphis St. 5 - R. Alston, L. Barbosa, D.J. White, D. Howard, L. Odom Bench - C. Brewer, B. Lopez, S. Williams, A. Law, L. Ridnour, K. Weaver, T. Allen After building up an early 5 point lead and getting some of the Memphis starters in foul trouble - Barbosa, Howard and Alston, the Grizzlies' reserves started to peg back the lead and led at quarter time. They extended it to 10 points but New York managed to peg it back with a late run to close out the half. In the 3rd New York came out asleep as the Memphis lead ballooned to 13. But from there on in some good defense swung the game dramatically. Stuckey started to have his way and with some solid PT from Ariza, these two proved to be the only real assets off the bench. A great third quarter saw me ahead by 9 with one to play. Memphis hovered around as i bided my time before re-inserting the starters. Once it got back to only a 6 point lead i put the starters back on the floor - and from there led by KG, it was all over. Good clock management and taking care of the ball prevented any last minute comeback and when Danny Granger hit a three from the top of the circle the game was all over. Game Final New York d 27 28 36 28 119 Memphis 33 26 23 25 107 Jordan Brand Player of the Game K. Garnett - 29 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks Top Performers New York D. Granger - 16 points 3 boards R. Stuckey - 8 points, 10 assists in 18 minutes P.T T. Ariza - 9 points in 8 minutes P.T Memphis R. Alston - 21 points, 6 assists L. Odom - 17 points, 11 rebounds 5 blocks DUD of the Night No one really - perhaps the Memphis starters for gettin gin foul trouble. Dwight Howard only played 25 minutes due to his happy hands. Team Stats New York kept Memphis to only48% FG. Shot 20-23 FT. Only 7 turnovers 80 points in paint 10-4 fast break points New York are now 5 wins 3 losses on the season.