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Game #16 - Knicks @ Nuggets
Written by Nick Sclafani   
Friday, 27 November 2009 10:23

(Denver-CO) Let's hope our boys don't come out lethargic after eating all that turkey, stuffing, and heavy gravy of the holiday and extend their current home win streak to 17 games against the lowly Knicks tonight at the Pepsi Center. New York comes into tonight's game with a three-game losing streak stemming back from a loss at home to the Celtics and their last two games of this road trip.

The Knicks like to attempt a lot of three's. In fact, New York has hoisted more three-pointers (433) than any other team in the NBA so far this season while averaging nearly 29 attempts per game. However, their infatuation with the long ball hasn't translated into great overall scoring as the Knicks barely shoot 30% from range and overall are one of the lowest field goal shooting teams in the league. With that picture painted, it should also come as no surprise that New York doesn't get to the free-throw line very often. The Knicks shoot an average of 21 free-throws per game, but to their credit do shoot a relatively decent 79% from the line.

Read more about the Knicks and the NBA at Doc's Sports Blog.

The Nuggets on the other hand are the league's top free-throw shooting team by volume (32.8 attempts per game) and make teams pay by shooting just over 80% from the stripe. This component of the Denver Nuggets starts with Carmelo Anthony. In year's past we've seen 'Melo settle for a perimeter game from time to time, but thankfully that trend seems to have fizzled out. 'Melo is averaging more than 10 free-throw attempts per game and is currently third overall in the NBA in free-throw attempts overall.

And the good news for Denver doesn't stop there!

The Knicks are a porous bunch defensively and are allowing their opponent nearly 108 points per game while Denver comes into tonight averaging 115 points per game in games at Pepsi Center. This leaves me no choice but to believe tonight's game might be a "Black Friday" special in the box score with about three Nuggets in the 20+ range as Denver routs the Knicks.

Go Nuggets!

Ballhype: hype it up!

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written by Stumbleweed, November 27, 2009
I'll be there, should be a fun trouncing to watch. Over/under 5 for JR threes tonight? I got the over...
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written by NuggDoc, November 27, 2009
I predict he hits six. Time for J.R. to get things going from downtown!

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