NY Knicks Pounded by Sixers in a 40-point Blow-Out

February 21, 2008

(Long Island, N.Y.) The New York Knicks were an embarrassment playing on the road against a marginal Philadelphia 76ers team as it failed to show any semblance of defense en rout to defeat losing by 40 points with a final margin of 124-84 in Wachovia Center at Philadelphia PA.

The 76ers placed six players on double digits led by Willie Green who finished with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. The offense was fueled by the brilliant guidance of oft-mentioned trade candidate Andre Miller as he injected a running offense midway through the first quarter which allowed the Sixers to pull away for good against the Knicks. Miller finished with 12 points and 10 assists racking up a double-double while Andre Igoudala finished strong tallying 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assist.

Off the bench, Thaddeus Young scored 20 points while Louis Williams provided vital support to Andre Miller at the point guard spot with 13 points and 4 assists. The Sixers already topped the century mark late in the third quarter and was well on their way to notching an easy win at home as the penultimate quarter started.

The Knicks playing in the back end of a 2 games in 2 nights schedule started sluggishly and showed signs of weariness early in the contest after a long and strenuous game the other night in an impressive win against the Washington Wizards, a game they set a record as the second most points scored in overtime in NBA history as the Knicks tallied 23 points in the 5-minute extra period leading to their victory.

Jamaal Crawford led a muted reply by the Knicks offense with 14 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds while starting center Eddy Curry provided support finishing with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph rounded out the only players for the Knicks to score in double figures with 10 points and 3 rebounds.

Philadelphia hopes to extend its momentum after this monumental win as it takes on Dwight Howard led Orlando Magic on Friday night in Florida starting at 7 PM while the Knicks which owns the second worst record in the Eastern Conference tackles The Toronto Raptors at home on another Friday night game.

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