.@carmeloanthony scored 23, @SashaVujacic added 23, & the #Knicks shoot 66.7% from the arc in the win! pic.twitter.com/SBGQas5sOF
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis, and the rest of the New York Knicks blew out the Phoenix Suns in a much needed win on Wednesday.
- New York Knicks 128 (27-39)
- Phoenix Suns 97 (17-47)
- Final Box Score
- Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
The New York Knicks needed to beat the Phoenix Suns. Their confidence was shot after starting out their West Coast road trip with an embarrassing loss against the Denver Nuggets. Tonight’s game was perfect timing, and a spark came from a very unlikely source.
With Arron Afflalo (strained right abdominal muscle) sitting out, Sasha Vujacic got the start in his place. Vujacic rose to the challenge, hitting 6 threes in a 23 point outburst. Not surprisingly, Carmelo Anthony had a good shooting game (23 pts, 9-15 FG) but Kristaps Porzingis struggled again making just 2 of his 10 shot attempts.
The most encouraging part of tonight’s blowout was 28 minutes of action for Jerian Grant. The rookie scored 14 points, dropping 4 assists, on 6 of 9 shooting in one of his better performances. No matter the situation, Grant should be encouraged by what he did tonight.
Even Kurt Rambis couldn’t screw up a game against the Phoenix Suns. They’re that bad. A win is a win, but the Knicks shouldn’t be celebrating to hard about this one.
The Knicks won’t have it quite as easy on Friday when they face a much more difficult road test, against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The @NYKnicks shoot 16-24 on 3FGs to defeat #LosSuns 128-97. Booker had 32. Melo/Vujacic 23 each. #NocheseNeBeA pic.twitter.com/tOFEprLgCn
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2016
.@kporzee drills this long ball & @carmeloanthony just buried a 3-pointer to extend the #Knicks lead to 15-4! pic.twitter.com/p46Wx9RZi3
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
.@JerianGrant straight to the rack! #Knicks lead 35-21 in the 2Q. #NYKvsPHX pic.twitter.com/FRn9J9a6II
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
.@carmeloanthony ? & ?with 16 points & #Knicks lead 54-28! #NYKvsPHX pic.twitter.com/kOuuNH8cKN
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
.@carmeloanthony caught fire in the 1st half with 19p & the #Knicks lead by 20! #NYKvsPHX pic.twitter.com/l9TAdV9C80
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
Machine on ?! @SashaVujacic with 20 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the arc. #Knicks up 15. #NYKvsPHX pic.twitter.com/8HXYG97c9C
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
We head to the 4Q & the #Knicks own an 88-75 advantage! @carmeloanthony & @SashaVujacic have combined for 46p! pic.twitter.com/1iQpax4kcN
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
The #Knicks are cooking from downtown! NYK 14-of-18 behind the arc & lead Suns 101-77. #NYKvsPHX pic.twitter.com/rnd6BrdrCq
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 10, 2016
