Shocking news...

Miami Heat and New York Knicks duke it off and as a result, 88-93 Knicks with the win. The Heat has beaten the Knicks in the previous 2 games. With this win the Knicks have ended their 6 straight game losses with this win. 

Both teams played well but the Knicks just out hustled the Heat during the 4th quarter. Percentage wise, the Heat had a 41.7% field goal percentage compared to the 36.1% of the Knicks. However, the Knicks beat the Heat in the 3 point field goal, 30.3% to 26.3%, and the free throw, 82.1% to 69.7%.

The entire game looked like the Heat had the game in the bad. Relentless shootings, drives, and alley-oops just made the game seem like an utter loss to the Knicks. Starting the 4^th quarter, however, the Knicks picked it up and made a 76-72 deficit into a 89-84 advantage with the help of Danilo Gallinari, who had 20 points, and Landry Fields, who had 19 points. The Heat still could have caught up but they failed to make the big plays and big shots like the Knicks did. During the last seconds of the game, Heat Guard Mario Chalmers failed to make an open 3 point shot that could have tied the game.

I just find this lose for the Heat to be shocking because even though Chris Bosh sat out, the Heat should have this game easily. The players easily stack towards the Heat even in the starting lineup and the bench as well. This game is just frustrating to see a good team lose because of mistakes that should not have been made which prevented an easy win.


The Highlights of the Game

The Very First....

      Hi guys my name is San Kim and I will be updating you on one or two games from the NBA every week.

      

     This week I will be covering the game of the Philadelphia Sixers vs. Orlando Magic. First off, WHAT A CRAZY GAME! Going into overtime and ending with a score of 99-98 with the Orlando Magic on top.

      

     The lead scorer for the Sixers was guard Louis Williams, who scored 19 points off the bench, and the lead scorer for the Magic was also from the bench, Forward Ryan Anderson who scored 20 points. 

      

     During the entire 265 minutes of basketball there have been 14 lead changes and the game was tied 12. The game was very close but there are a couple of things that would have made a big difference for each team. The Orlando Magic only made 23 of the 41 foul shots and the Philadelphia Sixers made 23 of 32 foul shots. Making these foul shots could have been decisive to the victory of either team and the biggest error was made by Dwight Howard, Center for the Orlando Magic. He had 22 attempts to shoot but only made 10 buckets which really let the team down when they really needed him. The Sixers also gave key fouls to the Magic which led to two 4-point plays the first to tie the game for overtime and another during overtime to finalize the score which was scored by Jason Richardson and J.J Redick respectively. The Sixers, however, lost the game on two jump shots during the last seconds of the game and overtime which were missed by Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner.

    

    A disappointing game for Sixers fans and a “whew that was close” moment for Magic fans. The Sixers will play the Jazz on 1/22 and the Magic will play the Raptors on 1/21.

    Please let me know what other information you would like to know for the next update. Specific teams or specific stats will be noted. Thanks for stopping by.