Knicks 120, Nets 116  Carmelo Was Hypnotic In The Third Quarter
(AP)  Taking a page from Will’s brilliant recap the other
night, tonight’s will read like a live self-chat had with
myself; bullet points galore. Heeeeeere Weeeee Goooooo!  What a
game that was. Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and Amar’e
Stoudemire combined for 95 (!) points and the Knicks only won by
four. The comeback was awesome–highlighted by a mesmerizing
third quarter performance by Melo—but it’s incredible how
pathetic their defense is and how a game like this, where the
Knicks gave up 116 points to a team that’s 28th in the league
averaging 93.5 a game, can happen to them at home.  First
Quarter:  * From the door, absolutley no defense is being
played, but Chauncey’s decision making is spot on legendary.
Several of these possessions are passes quickly thrown up the
court to Carmelo, who’s taking a little longer than normal to
get his scoring going.  * Amar’e Stoudemire is on fire early
from the perimeter, scoring 12 points on 6-7 shoot