Sun Jan 9, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
95
away
Chemistry
Steady
New York KnicksKnicks
102
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 17 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 95 |
| New York KnicksKnicks | 21 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 102 |
After Action Report
The Knicks fended off the Trail Blazers 102-95. Ugly basketball, but the Knicks did just enough. Trail Blazers' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Knicks locker room is humming, and it showed. Style points be damned.
What tipped it
- Knicks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Trail Blazers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Trail Blazers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.