The New York Knicks put the pedal to the medal in the 1st quarter on Wednesday. This was the last time the Knicks would play on the road in New Jersey as the Nets will move to Brooklyn next season.
Carmelo Anthony, who has dominated of late, continued his dominance with a huge 21 point 1st quarter. He was 8 for 10 in the first quarter and put up 33 points in the game.
With Baron Davis currently ill with the flu, veteran Mike Bibby had to step up his game. Bibby who has been criticized for being washed up all season, did a great job facilitating the ball around the offense. Bibby had 8 points as well as 8 assists in Wednesday's action.
The Knicks fans poured in for their last game in New Jersey and this became evident as Anthony stepped to the foul line in the 4th quarter. Chants of "MVP" poured through the stadium and Carmelo was flattered about the chants. In regards to this Anthony said, "It felt good, but I'm not the MVP. It felt good, though, just to be here in Jersey, on the road, just to see all those Knicks uniforms in the stands, the Knicks fans out there. It was a great Knicks atmosphere out there tonight."
The Knicks will head to Cleveland Friday where it is rumored that Amare Stoudemire may make his much-anticipated return to the court as he gets ready for post-season play. The Knicks are now 33-29 and are 1 game up on the 8th seed Philadelphia 76ers.
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