Stoudemire’s 17th career 40 points help Knicks skid past Sixers
Amar’e Stoudemire became the foundation of New York Knicks' heated flux over the Philadelphia 76ers, 117-103, on Sunday, 6 February. Madison Square Garden blossomed under the very effect of Stoudemire’s 41 shots that he hit after even a lack of a workout.
The All-Star forward tied his season-high 41 points as he went tough on the stumbling Sixers. The 6’10” player went sealing 17-of-21 shooting from the field and was perfectly attuned to secure the free throws that came his way. He went 7-for-7 from the free
throw line as he challenged the opposition with 12 points in the final quarter alone.
Landry Fields scored career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help New York skip its two-game losing streak.
New York held the Sixers to 30 per cent from the three-pointer line whereas they went 41 per cent themselves. The winners shot 60 per cent from the field and let the losing team pass with 54 per cent. New York out-rebounded the Sixers 39-28. Philadelphia
outscored the Knicks 46-38 from the painted area.
The Knicks held the Sixers at a far distance after Stoudemire’s breakthrough game late in the second quarter. Philadelphia went crossing the 15-point deficit late in the third quarter to just 83-80. New York knew what to do; Shawne Williams, Raymond Felton
and Toney Douglas jumped forward to post three straight 3-pointers to go 92-80 into the final quarter. The New York Knicks took a sharp turn over the Philadelphia 76ers in the last quarter, going 31-23 in outscoring the opposition.
Fields was confident about his three-pointers and later put this as, "I just knew that I was open, so shoot the ball. Part of the D'Antoni system."
Elton Brand, a native from New York scored 28 points on his 10-of-14 shooting from the field. The Sixers forward has now scored 61 points in his home-and-home confrontation with the New York Knicks. The player pulled out 33 points on Friday, as the Sixers
held the New York Knicks to a 100-98 loss at Philadelphia.
One player who is faltering after giving his opposition a really tough competition on 30 January is Timofey Mozgov. The Knicks starter had 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons, but the forward seems to be giving up this streak. The player
was held to just three points in this game. The player has been limited to only four and nine points respectively in the previous two games. Mozgov needs to bring back his focus.
The clash was perhaps very lucky for Stoudemire, as it was Stoudemire’s career’s 17th 40-point game. The 6’10” tall player scored his career-high 50 points back in 2005 against the Portland Trail Blazers. The player also notched his 14th
technical foul and is just two less than being held to an automatic one-game suspension. Not only that but if the player attempts two more after that, he will face another one-game suspension and so on.
Coach Mike D’Antoni was later quoted as saying about Stoudemire’s suspension following the 14 technical fouls he has already committed, "It's an emotional game. I'd rather have players play with emotion. And if that means he's going to get suspended, then
so be it. But I'm definitely not going to be critical of him."
For the Knicks, Wednesday vs. Clippers, Friday vs. Lakers, Saturday @ Nets.
For the 76ers, Tuesday @ Atlanta, Wednesday vs. Orlando, Friday vs. San Antonio.
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