NBA 2K9 New York Knicks Game 9

Oklohoma City (4-4) @ 71 80 76 New YOrk Knicks (5-3) 82 83 83 Thunder Lineup St 5 - A. Iveron, J. Johnson, A. Mourning, D. Galinari, B. Wright Bench - J. Farmar, L. Kleiza, L. Wright, B. Knight, D. Anderson, D. Marshall A great opening quarter by the Knicks saw them pull out to a 38-27 lead capped by a Marquis Daniels three. Jose Calderon led the way with 5 points and 6 assists. KG looked dominant early going 5-5 for 10 points. Stevenson also opened up well going 5-7 for 11 points. Barndon Wright opened up well putting an exclamation mark on his great first quarter with a huge tomahwak over KG. The small lineup of the Thunder will have trouble against the powerful Knicks frontline. The 2nd quarter continued much as the first with Knicks extending the lead at one stage to 22. A great FG % of 75 and shooting 4-5 from downtown and the Knicks went to the dressing rooms up 75-59 at the half. KG and Calderon led the Knicks with 20 points and 11 points and 9 assists respectively. Daniels, Granger and Stevenson were all playing well shooting a good clip from the field. The 3rd quarter begun and Joe Johnson finally woke up for the Thunder, connecting twice from downtown capping 4 straight buckets for the Armadillo Cowboy. Garnett continued to go to work having 32 points through 3 quarters. A buzzer beating 3 by Ryan Gomes kept the Thunder at bay with Knicks ahead by 18 with one quarter to play. The 4th quarter saw the Thunder pull no closer than 13 as the Knicks completed their first blowout win of the season. Game Final New York d 38 37 32 24 131 Oklahoma C 27 32 30 20 109 Jordan Brand Player of the Game J. Calderon - 20 points (9-12 FG), 14 assists, 5 steals Top Performers New York K. Garnett - 34 points, 7 boards, 5 blocks D. Granger - 16 points (7-8 FG) D. Stevenson - 15 points, 3 boards, 5 assists Z. Ilgauskas - 13 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks Oklomama A. Iverson - 22 points, 11 assists, 4 steals J. Johnson - 21 points, 6 assists, 2 blocks DUD of the Game Brevin Knight or Jordan Farmar shot a combined 6-16, but nothing really special Team Stats i shot 65% for the game including 6-10 from downtown 23-8 fastbreak points advantage was huge A 36-23 rebounding advantage no real suprise against the Thunder's small lineup.