Anyway, what we saw on the court wasn’t half bad. Well, actually, it was precisely half bad, now that I think about it. In the opening quarters, the Knicks were hot from outside and active on defense. Danilo Gallinari‘s attacking game was back, David Lee brought the usual, and Wilson Chandler and Al Harrington contributed from all ranges. With some help from a defensive-minded Toney Douglas in the second period, New York held Derrick Rose to sub-100% shooting, which qualifies as an improvement. The first half, in general, was nice for Douglas. On top of solid D, Pretty Toney contributed some nice drives and dimes, nailed a couple threes (including a buzzer-beating line drive to end the half), and generally did what Toney Douglas do. Jordan Hill got to spin, but didn’t do much, presumably because his hair got tangled with Chris Richard‘s. All told, the Knicks finished the half with a head of a steam and an 11 point edge.
