It was a very eventful day for Mike D'Antoni and the Knicks. D'Antoni reportedly met for 3 hours with upper management and agreed to resign shortly after their meeting. Mike Woodson had become interim head coach. Woodson delivered with a blowout 121-79 win over the Trail Blazers.
It seemed as if they ran D'Antoni's offense to perfection last night with Steve Novak hitting 6 3-pointers (20 points) and J.R. Smith hitting 7 3-pointers (team-high 23 points). The Knicks tied a franchise record with 19 three-pointers.
Carmelo Anthony brought his "A-game" on Wednesday night. Anthony scored 10 of his 16 points in the first quarter to jumpstart the Knicks. He also had seven assists in 25 minutes before sitting much of the second half. Coach Woodson stated this about Anthony, "He came out ready and pushed himself I thought. I tried to utilize him early in the game, help him get going, and he responded. I thought everybody rallied around him and responded. It was a good team effort."
The Knicks play a home game and then an away game, both against the Pacers. These will be a big test for the Knicks who are right on the bubble of the post-season.
I was sad to hear that D'Antoni resigned but this could be a positive for the Knicks and their future. Hopefully they can make a push to get into the playoffs but that will only happen if Melo can show up to every game like he did today
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