Schmeelk: Derek Fisher Was The Difference In Knicks' Win Over Cavaliers
The Knicks would not have beaten the Cavs last year. Not with Mike Woodson as their head coach. Not in a million years.
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The Knicks would not have beaten the Cavs last year. Not with Mike Woodson as their head coach. Not in a million years.
Cleveland, after waiting months to celebrate LeBron James' return with a rip-roaring party, was in a state of shock following a 95-90 loss to the Knicks on Thursday night.
LeBron James struggled from the start in his first game with Cleveland in four years, and the New York Knicks ruined the megastar's emotional homecoming with a 95-90 victory over the Cavs.
Carmelo and the Knickerbockers were up to the task and left Ohio with a 95-90 win, more than enough to get Craigie's juices flowing.
Coming off a bad loss to start the season, the Knicks were dealt another setback on Thursday.
"None of us should take this moment for granted," a relaxed James said. "This is probably one of the biggest sporting events ever. I don't feel it, but I know it is."
I apologize for my foul take on the NBA. Maybe I'm just feeling foul because baseball season went into hibernation last night.
"Embarrassed? No, I am not embarrassed," Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said. "We will get better. I believe that." But it's not about to get any easier.
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Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut, Derrick Rose scored 13 points after missing most of the last two seasons, and the Bulls spoiled Derek Fisher's first game as an NBA coach.
In addition to the action on the diamond, the Knicks opened their 2014-15 campaign with a brutal loss to the Bulls at the Garden, while the Nets were getting beat down in Beantown by the Celtics.
Carmelo Anthony, television star? Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. But if you were watching FX's wildly popular show "Sons of Anarchy" on Tuesday night, you were not seeing things when you witnessed the Knicks' best player step into frame.
I'm landing the Knicks at 43-39, getting the eighth and final seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. It will be a good start to the Jackson and Fisher era.
Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks are hoping a full season under team president Phil Jackson can help them return to the playoffs. It starts Wednesday night against Chicago.
Here are the 10 things that will determine the Knicks' success this season, in order of importance.
