Nets -7.5 over Knicks ****[line moved up to -8 today]
Nets are more skilled,more athletic,better shooters,play better defense,rebound better and score on fast breaks and transition.
In game 1 they scored on 20 of 36 baskets on dunks and layups,most uncontested.
Knicks missing Thomas who had replaced Houston as top outside scorer.They cannot shoot the ball.Marburry had pressure in game 1 all day.He had 13 pts and 2 assits. with no pts and no assits in the 2nd half.Thats a shut down.Nets double teamed Marburry and no one can hit the open jumper when he passes off.
Kidd out on the break is "poetry". Jefferson,Martin are so athletic compared to the Knicks.
Cannot see Knicks stopping the 28-4 fast break advantage.Knicks will keep more guys back but it won't matter.
Knicks might want to make this game more physical with revenge factor of Thomas getting knocked on his ass.But Nets are tired of the trash talking and will repond to any strong arm tactics.
Net defense will create enough turnovers into pts.Kidd,Kittles,Jefferson etc will lead them to a double digit win again.
Nets have lost the past 2 seasons in game 2 but won the series.But it wasn't the injury riddled Knicks they play.
Penny will play more pt tonite to let marburry play the 2 and Dikembo will play more.But Nets wil respond with Martin at center.
Knicks played a great 1st half and sleepwalked in the 2nd.
See the same tonite
Nets are more skilled,more athletic,better shooters,play better defense,rebound better and score on fast breaks and transition.
In game 1 they scored on 20 of 36 baskets on dunks and layups,most uncontested.
Knicks missing Thomas who had replaced Houston as top outside scorer.They cannot shoot the ball.Marburry had pressure in game 1 all day.He had 13 pts and 2 assits. with no pts and no assits in the 2nd half.Thats a shut down.Nets double teamed Marburry and no one can hit the open jumper when he passes off.
Kidd out on the break is "poetry". Jefferson,Martin are so athletic compared to the Knicks.
Cannot see Knicks stopping the 28-4 fast break advantage.Knicks will keep more guys back but it won't matter.
Knicks might want to make this game more physical with revenge factor of Thomas getting knocked on his ass.But Nets are tired of the trash talking and will repond to any strong arm tactics.
Net defense will create enough turnovers into pts.Kidd,Kittles,Jefferson etc will lead them to a double digit win again.
Nets have lost the past 2 seasons in game 2 but won the series.But it wasn't the injury riddled Knicks they play.
Penny will play more pt tonite to let marburry play the 2 and Dikembo will play more.But Nets wil respond with Martin at center.
Knicks played a great 1st half and sleepwalked in the 2nd.
See the same tonite
