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Hardaway Jr. Hot Second Quarter Shooting Propels New York to a 101-94 Victory

By William Lee

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Derek Fisher was cheered by Staple Center crowd Thursday night when the New York Knicks played the Los Angeles Lakers. Fisher played 12.5 seasons in Los Angeles, contributed greatly to the five championships the Lakers won from 2000-2002 and 2009-2010.

The Lakers got out to an early 17-9 lead mid-way through the first quarter, started by two former-Knicks. Jordan Hill, the eighth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by New York, and Jeremy Lin, mannn Linsanity…great times…(I am Asian okay! I have to love Linsanity!) combined for seven points in a 9-0 run to take the early lead. Hill finished the game with a double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Lin finished the game with a near double-double 14 points and 7 assist.

Alexey Shved, whose play has picked up lately for New York, just narrowly missing a triple-double the previous game in Utah, started a mini-run to get New York back into the game. Shved scored four straight points in a 6-0 run to get New York within on possession 17-19. Shved again had another terrific game, finishing the game with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assist.

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Tim Hardaway Jr. WAS the Knicks offense early in the second quarter, for nearly four minutes Hardaway Jr.’s three-pointers were the only field goals being made by New York, and kept New York in the game. Hardaway Jr. knocked down four three-pointers in the second quarter, finishing the game with five three-point field goals, scoring a game high 22 points. Langston Galloway joined in on the long-ball shooting fun, knocking a shot from beyond the arc of his own, giving New York a 41-39 lead with 6:31 remaining in the second quarter. New York was scorching hot form the perimeter in the second quarter, connecting on all five three-point attempts, converting on field goals at a 70.6% rate. New York outscored Los Angeles in the quarter 35-26, entering halftime with a 60-54 lead.

New York lead grew to as much as a dozen, going on a 13-4 run when Los Angeles went cold from the field for seven minutes. The Lakers in the time only converted on one field goal, Los Angeles was held to 33.3% shooting in the third quarter. The Lakers stayed in the game by getting to the free throw line, converting on 7/9 attempts.

Los Angeles scoring woes continued in the fourth quarter, going scoreless for four minutes mid-way through the quarter. New York went on a 7-0 during that time span, to take a 92-80 lead with 5:43 remaining in the game.

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The Lakers got within five points with just under a minute remaining in the game by going on a quick 9-0 run in a minute and a half time. Fisher called a timeout, and Jason Smith was able to get into the lane, scoring on a euro-step layup to give New York a 98-91 lead with 32.1 seconds left in the game. Smith then makes a great defensive play, blocking Wayne Ellington in the paint. The ball ends up in Hill’s hand, and he dribbled back to the three-point line and surprising knocked it down to get the Lakers within reach 94-98 with 24.2 seconds remaining.

New York was able to make their free throws to claim a 101-94 victory over Los Angeles. This marked the first western conference road victory, and the first time New York has a season series swept over Los Angeles since 2006-2007.

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