Knicks Lose To Indiana; Curry Gone For The Season

March 19, 2008

(Long Island, N.Y.) The New York Knicks lost another game on the road against a mediocre team the Indiana Pacers in blowout fashion with a final score of 110-98 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis IN.

Mike Dunleavy led the Pacers onslaught with 36 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots while Danny Granger provided firepower at the forward position in finishing with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Dunleavy tied his career high in points for a single game for the fourth time this season scoring 36 points in three other occasions and winning all of them.

“It’s my lucky roulette number,” the resurgent Dunleavy said. “I don’t know what that means, I don’t know what to say about that. It’s better than a career high of six or something like that. It’s all motivated and pushed by the desire to make the postseason, These last 15 games, I’ll do anything in my power to get this team in the postseason.” He added.

It was a close game for the first three quarters as the Pacers held a slim two point advantage 81-79 after the end of the third period. Danny Granger led a ferocious 14-5 run scoring nine points himself at the start of the fourth quarter which stretched Indiana’s lead to 98-89 and never looked back afterwards. “We came out, hit our shots and got the stops we needed,” Granger said. “Even when they responded, we responded back with two or three buckets. It was what we needed.”

Forward Zach Randolph led the Knicks with 21 points and 14 rebounds but he also committed 4 crucial turnovers, two of which came at the penultimate quarter which allowed the Pacers to create more breathing space between the two teams. Jamaal Crawford scored 16 points and grabbed 4 rebounds while oft-injured forward Wilson Chandler came up big with 15 points and 8 rebounds for the Knicks.