You didn't watch the game tonight ? I saw nothing but effort on D. He was helping EVERYBODY.
[h3]Knicks-Pistons Notebook[/h3]
[h4] By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday January 30, 2011 10:52PM[/h4]
THE FACTS: Playing his first game since Jan. 9, rookie center Timofey Mozgov put up career-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds and heard chants of "Moz-gov, Moz-gov" in the final seconds of the Knicks' 124-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden. Amar'e Stoudemire scored 26 of his 33 points in the second half and Danilo Gallinari added 29 points for New York.
QUOTABLE: "I just breathed a little bit, took it easy and tried to play aggressive. That's it."
- Mozgov on what he did after missing his first four shots to finish 9 of 15
THE STAT: The 7-foot Mozgov had career-highs of nine points and six rebounds entering the game, and more than doubled both outputs.
TURNING POINT: With the game tied at 91, the Knicks opened the fourth quarter on a 12-2 run to seize a 103-93 lead. New York outscored the Pistons, 33-15, in the final quarter.
QUOTABLE II: "Twenty-three and 14, one shot deal? I think I'll try it again."
- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni on whether Mozgov will play again
HOT: The Knicks bench. Mozgov, Toney Douglas (eight points) and Bill Walker (five) combined for 36 points, while Detroit's bench combined for 23.
NOT: Just like Mozgov, Anthony Randolph was given a chance to play due to the absence of Wilson Chandler (sore left calf) and Shawne Williams (suspension). But he failed to make an impact, going 0 for 1 in 7+ minutes in his first outing since Jan. 7.
NOTABLE: Stoudemire entered the game with a sprained right knee and proceeded to bang his left knee on Will Bynum.
QUOTABLE III: "That was good. He banged the other knee so then he won't be limping anymore."
- D'Antoni
INSIDE THE ARENA: Former Knicks standout Gerald Wilkins received the "Once a Knick, always a Knick" introduction.
UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Wednesday vs. Dallas, Friday @ Philadelphia, Sunday vs. Philadelphia. For the Pistons, Wednesday vs. Charlotte, Friday vs. New Jersey, Saturday @ Milwaukee.
Also, I need a Based Gov avy too. Anybody around right now trying to do a gif. for me ? I'm trying to find video of the put back in the first half off a Billy Walker attempt I believe. I need that.
I said it, as I mentioned befored we cant take the risk with him out on the floor. He's a huge liabilty. What happens when we play the duncans,garnetts,boshs,griffins etc MOZ is food to them, its not like he has the world best attitude of himself either, one mistake and hes starts to play as if the world is over. I'm all for having a center but not at the expense of hurting our team and giving up 30 points to an opposing teams big man.
