I was lucky enough to watch the Knicks' season opener against defending champions, the Miami Heat. I had no electricity since the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. I received power only two hours before game time.
With my luckiness aside, New York Knicks hustled throughout this highly contested match. At the end of the day, they were victorious against Miami, defeating them 104-84.
Here are some things that's captured my attention:
- Not a big fan of the Knicks' introductions. Watching Carmelo Anthony's speech about the hurricane through a small flat screen with poor satellite reception. Made it look much more original.
- Ball Movement was at it's finest. New York hasn't moved the ball as well since the 2011-2012, when the team was gaining momentum in the Eastern Conference.
- New York's three point-guards know how to keep the chemistry rolling. The passing of Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd, and Pablo Prigioni has brought a new combination threat into the league.
- The Knicks dished out 27 assists. They have only reached this stat 5 times last season.
- Tyson Chandler.
- Although they were a little drained, the Heat are responsible for their 21 turnovers. Miami averaged about 15 TOs per game.
- Why didn't any other title contender pick up Rashard Lewis? He had a bright Miami debut with 16 points, 4/6 from downtown.
- There was a Kurt Thomas sighting. Eerie how he looked almost the same in a Knick uniform from pictures in 2004. He even drew a charging foul! Will be really cool to see Marcus Camby back on the court, but he looks considerably different than his youthful days in New York.
- Only with a couple of minutes in his Knicks debut, Rasheed Wallace might be the crowd favorite. He doesn't seem to be well conditioned yet, but the veteran exuded lots of confidence, something this team needs when they're down.
-A win is a win. It's always a good start when you've defeated the NBA Champions in your first game.
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