The Knicks really need 30-year old forward Jared Jeffries to step up with Josh Harrellson out for the next six weeks due to a broken wrist.  Jeffries has played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 19.1 minutes, 3.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game.  Jeffries isn’t as good of an offensive player as Harrellson is, but he is a solid defensive player and the Knicks don’t have many of them.

The Knicks need to start finding more shots for 23-year old shooting guard Landry Fields.  Fields has played in 18 games (17 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 31.5 minutes, 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  Fields has been shooting a lot better than Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire so far this year, so it just makes sense to get the ball to him more in the very near future.  Whether that happens or not remains to be seen.

The Knicks will be without 22-year old rookie center for around the next six weeks due to surgery to repair a broken wrist.  Harrellson has played in 16 games (2 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 18.5 minutes, 5.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  This is really going to hurt the Knicks as Harrellson is one of their best big men off the bench.

The Knicks were outscored 46-36 in the second half last night as the Cavs just seemed to want the game more.  Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Knicks in this game with 19 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals.  Carmelo Anthony (15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 blocked shot), Landry Fields (13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Tyson Chandler (11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also pitched in for the Knicks in this game.  The Knicks are now 7-11 on the year.

The Knicks applied a brutal beating to the Bobcats last night in Charlotte.  The Knicks shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Bobcats 53-33.  They also held the Bobcats to a paltry 32.9% shooting from the floor.  Tyson Chandler led the way for the Knicks last night with 20 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Amare Stoudemire (18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Landry Fields (18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) also had really good games for the Knicks last night.  Jared Jeffries pitched in with 11 points, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in this game.  The Knicks are now 7-10 on the year.

The Knicks just couldn’t keep up with visiting Nuggets last Saturday Night in Madison Square Garden.  Carmelo Anthony only shot 10 of 30 from the floor but he still led the way for the Knicks with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Landry Fields (18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals), Iman Shumpert (18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals) and Bill Walker (15 points in 11 minutes) also had rock solid games for the Knicks.  Amare Stoudemire (12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Toney Douglas (11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Knicks.  The Knicks are now 6-10 on the year.

The Knicks only shot 37% from the floor last Friday Night and it cost them this home game.  Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Knicks in this game with 35 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  Amare Stoudemire also had a rock solid game with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Tyson Chandler (11 points, 12 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Landry Fields (10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Knicks in this game.  The Knicks are now 6-9 on the year.

The Knicks only shot 37.2% from the floor last Wednesday Night and it killed them on the scoreboard.  The Knicks outrebounded the Suns 54-38 in this game, but it just didn’t matter.  Amare Stoudemire (23 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Iman Shumpert (20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals) led the way for the Knicks in this game.  Landry Fields also had a solid game with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.  Carmelo Anthony on shot 5 of 22 from the floor in this game but he still finished up with 12 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Tyson Chandler was tough around the basket as he finished up with 9 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.  The Knicks are now 6-8 on the season.

29-year old center Tyson Chandler has been just what the doctor ordered for the Knicks so far this year.  He has played in 13 games (all starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 33.1 minutes, 10.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.4 blocked shots per game.  Chandler is shooting a stunning 69.2% from the floor as he is owning the paint at the offensive end for the Knicks.  They should start drawing up some plays for Chandler as most of his offense is on putbacks and dunks.

The Knicks didn’t play much D in this game as the Magic shot 50.7% from the floor and it did them in today.  Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Knicks in this game with 32 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.  Iman Shumpert (12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals), Toney Douglas (12 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal) and Amare Stoudemire (10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals) also pitched in for the Knicks today.  The Knicks are now 6-7 on the year.