Lin, Knicks thump Cavs 120-103

The Knicks are getting hotter, and it seems they are showing no signs of slowing down.  They have plenty of players who can shoot the rock.  As Wednesday night showed, they have plenty of people willing to dish it out as well.  While starting point guard Jeremy Lin had 19 points and 13 assists, also back up and getting healthy, point guard Baron Davis in 15 minutes off the bench had 4 points and 8 assists.  So when your team dishes out 21 dimes between your point guards, you're looking crisp and ready for a post-season run.

On a night where assists were at a premium at the Garden, Carmelo Anthony had a solid night with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.  There is also an argument that Steve Novak may have been the player of the game.  The Knicks did not lead the Cavs until late in the third quarter where Novak drained back to back three's.  Novak had 17 points which included going 5-8 from behind the three-point line.

The Cavaliers were playing much better of late until their recent slide.  The Cavs have now lost 3 straight to drop to the 10 seed in the East.  The teams they are chasing for the last 2 playoff spots in the East both took them down on back-to-back nights in the Knicks and Celtics who are now comfortably in the post-season situation.

The Knicks now go on a 4-game road trip with the Big East tournament swarming the Garden.  They will play at Boston on Sunday, followed by Dallas, San Antonio, and then the 9th place Bucks.  This could be an essential set of games to see what this team can look like come post-season on the road.  Can the Knicks continue to shoot as they have at the Garden?