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| Coach Hyde talks to Phil Smith.. (ish) |
TOTAL RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Bob Cousy -- NYK Finals3 TEX 26.9 5
2. Artis Gilmore -- NYK Finals3 TEX 23.9 5
3. Ray Felix -- TEX Finals3 NYK 23.6 4
4. Ed Macauley -- NYK Finals3 TEX 23.2 4
5. Tim Hardaway -- TEX Finals3 NYK 22.9 3
6. Phil Smith -- TEX Finals3 NYK 22.5 3
7. John Drew -- TEX Finals3 NYK 18.9 2
8. Hal Greer -- TEX Finals3 NYK 12.8 2
9. Cedric Maxwell -- NYK Finals3 TEX 12.0 1
10. Walt Bellamy -- TEX Finals3 NYK 11.8 1
OFFENSIVE RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. Tim Hardaway -- TEX Finals3 NYK 22.1 5
2. Bob Cousy -- NYK Finals3 TEX 21.3 5
3. Ed Macauley -- NYK Finals3 TEX 20.5 4
4. Ray Felix -- TEX Finals3 NYK 19.8 4
5. Artis Gilmore -- NYK Finals3 TEX 18.8 3
6. Phil Smith -- TEX Finals3 NYK 16.6 3
7. John Drew -- TEX Finals3 NYK 11.5 2
8. Hal Greer -- TEX Finals3 NYK 11.1 2
9. Cedric Maxwell -- NYK Finals3 TEX 8.4 1
10. Walt Bellamy -- TEX Finals3 NYK 8.1 1
DEFENSIVE RATING
NAME / TEAM DATE OPPONENT RATING VOTES
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1. John Drew -- TEX Finals3 NYK 7.4 5
2. Phil Smith -- TEX Finals3 NYK 5.9 5
3. Bob Cousy -- NYK Finals3 TEX 5.6 4
4. Artis Gilmore -- NYK Finals3 TEX 5.1 4
5. Ray Felix -- TEX Finals3 NYK 3.8 3
6. Walt Bellamy -- TEX Finals3 NYK 3.7 3
7. Cedric Maxwell -- NYK Finals3 TEX 3.6 2
8. Spencer Haywood -- TEX Finals3 NYK 2.9 2
9. Oliver Miller -- NYK Finals3 TEX 2.7 1
10. Ed Macauley -- NYK Finals3 TEX 2.7 1
The charts tell us that Cousy was the man again today and Gilmore was number two - that's not a good look for Texas and surely bodes against them.. ex-season one Knick Felix continues to play well and Hardaway fires off on offense so maybe this isn't over yet.. top two defenders are both on Texas.. this could be a close one again..
First quarter was a familiar one for the Knicks in these playoffs as again they came out of the gates fast behind Cousy and ex-Chap Cedric Maxwell who chipped in 16 points. The lead at one point was 15 and NY control the first quarter 33-20.
Second quarter though and the Texans make an early run with Phil Smith again providing a lift with 23 much needed points. Still the Knicks seem to counter the best run the Chaps have and the half finishes up with the Knicks still holding a nine point lead.
This really was a game of two halves though as the Chaps suddenly got fired up and decided this was not going to be an easy walk for the Knicks and reminded everyone that they are the reigning champs and are not about to hand over the crown to another king (self proclaimed or otherwise) without a fight. 77 second half points catapulted them from behind to a comfortable 17 point win for a 128-111 final line, outscoring the Knicks by 13 in the final quarter to seal the deal. 11 players scored for the Chaps as they used a balanced and team attack that was missing in New York. The turning point for the Knicks was losing Alvin Robertson to his sixth foul late in the third on a risky decision by Coach Young to leave the all-defensive specialist on the floor to try and slow down the streaking Chap guards. The strategy backfired with two quick fouls on Alvin and the Knicks struggling to slow down the guard play with Cousy on his own, even throwing in seldom used World B Free to no effect. For the first time in this playoffs and pretty much all season long an opponent had more steals than the Knicks (okay, just 11 to 10) and the Knicks were sloppy with possession.
The big question is does this carry on to game 4 or will the Knicks pick themselves up and exert their will back on this series and season with a big away win tomorrow?
One things for sure, after three games, this series couldn't be any closer..
First quarter was a familiar one for the Knicks in these playoffs as again they came out of the gates fast behind Cousy and ex-Chap Cedric Maxwell who chipped in 16 points. The lead at one point was 15 and NY control the first quarter 33-20.
Second quarter though and the Texans make an early run with Phil Smith again providing a lift with 23 much needed points. Still the Knicks seem to counter the best run the Chaps have and the half finishes up with the Knicks still holding a nine point lead.
This really was a game of two halves though as the Chaps suddenly got fired up and decided this was not going to be an easy walk for the Knicks and reminded everyone that they are the reigning champs and are not about to hand over the crown to another king (self proclaimed or otherwise) without a fight. 77 second half points catapulted them from behind to a comfortable 17 point win for a 128-111 final line, outscoring the Knicks by 13 in the final quarter to seal the deal. 11 players scored for the Chaps as they used a balanced and team attack that was missing in New York. The turning point for the Knicks was losing Alvin Robertson to his sixth foul late in the third on a risky decision by Coach Young to leave the all-defensive specialist on the floor to try and slow down the streaking Chap guards. The strategy backfired with two quick fouls on Alvin and the Knicks struggling to slow down the guard play with Cousy on his own, even throwing in seldom used World B Free to no effect. For the first time in this playoffs and pretty much all season long an opponent had more steals than the Knicks (okay, just 11 to 10) and the Knicks were sloppy with possession.
The big question is does this carry on to game 4 or will the Knicks pick themselves up and exert their will back on this series and season with a big away win tomorrow?
One things for sure, after three games, this series couldn't be any closer..
( 2- 1) New York Knicks 33 27 25 26 - 111 (Bob Cousy 24)
( 1- 2) Texas Chaparral 20 31 38 39 - 128 (Ray Felix 23)
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New York Knicks FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Bob Cousy 38 9-20 5- 8 1- 3 0- 5 12 4 1 3 3 24
Artis Gilmore 41 9-13 2- 2 0- 0 3-13 1 3 1 2 1 20
Ed Macauley 40 5-10 10-10 0- 1 3- 9 4 3 0 2 1 20
Alvin Robertson 28 4-10 0- 0 0- 2 2- 4 6 6 0 3 2 8
Cedric Maxwell 38 6-11 4- 6 0- 1 1- 6 1 2 1 4 1 16
WorldB Free 4 0- 1 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
Oliver Miller 6 1- 2 1- 2 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
Eddie Jones 2 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Braun 7 1- 2 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
Steve Carfino 22 3-11 0- 0 2- 5 0- 1 1 4 0 3 1 8
Clark Kellogg 14 3- 5 2- 2 0- 0 1- 2 1 2 1 1 0 8
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Totals 240 41- 86 26-32 3-13 10-43 28 25 6 19 10 111
47.7% 81.3% 23.1%
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Coached by: Nige Young
Technical Fouls: Cedric Maxwell 1
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Texas Chaparrals FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Juwan Howard 3 0- 1 2- 2 0- 0 1- 2 2 0 0 1 0 2
Bill Bridges 20 4- 8 1- 2 0- 0 0- 5 3 4 0 2 0 9
Tim Hardaway 39 8-15 2- 2 2- 4 1- 2 8 3 0 1 1 20
Derek Harper 7 2- 4 0- 0 1- 2 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Ray Felix 39 10-17 3- 5 0- 0 3-11 1 4 2 1 0 23
Phil Smith 34 10-22 0- 0 3- 6 1- 6 6 4 0 3 4 23
Red Kerr 5 3- 3 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Walt Bellamy 26 3- 6 4- 8 0- 0 3- 6 2 6 3 2 1 10
Hal Greer 16 2- 2 4- 4 1- 1 0- 0 3 2 1 1 1 9
Spencer Haywood 18 4- 8 2- 2 0- 0 1- 6 2 1 0 3 1 10
John Drew 32 4- 9 3- 4 0- 0 3- 6 5 2 3 2 3 11
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Totals 240 50- 95 21-31 7-13 13-44 33 28 9 16 11 128
52.6% 67.7% 53.8%
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Coached by: Tony Hyde
Lead Changes: 1 Ties: 2 (85-85)
Go-Ahead Shot: Bill Bridges (87-85)
Largest Leads: New York Knicks -- 15 (33-18)
Texas Chaparrals -- 17 (126-109)
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