Re: Stats on ESPN

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I get a real kick out of you guys. It's a pre season *EXHIBITION* game. And
the 1st one at that. It will take 10-15 games regular season for OB to
figure things out, and I think he has the bodies to be a very competitive
team.

DanF



----- Original Message -----
From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: Stats on ESPN


> The boxscore (on ESPN) is a lot more sobering than the
> result.
>
> Antonio McDyess and Kurt Thomas outboarded Walker and
> Baker 30-14. Othella Harrington went off for 14 easy
> points off the bench (5 more boards). All told, it was 55-
> 45 on the glass in favor of the Knicks, whose tallest guy
> is probably Travis Knight.
>
> SunDogg fouled out in 14 minutes (I thought he was out
> there a bit longer).
>
> Boston's three-headed PGs needed 58 minutes to collect
> just 4 assists. I fear that's going to be closer to the
> rule than the exception.
>
> And of course Boston continues to shoot poorly from the
> field at .392.
>
> Positive stats include 42 points off the bench (Vin and
> Shammond in double figures); an excellent 42 trips to the
> free throw line (.810); and the fact that Boston
> outscored the Knicks in all four quarters (despite not
> using any starter over 26 minutes).
>
> By contrast, Kurt Thomas played 35 minutes, McDyess 32
> minutes.
>
> Setting all that aside, this game simply never looked in
> doubt even when Walker and Pierce sat half the game.
>
> I'm not even sure if the Knicks ever tied the game, much
> less held the lead. It was just a day in the office for
> Boston. I hope a lot more future road games look this
> easy.
>
>
> Joe H.
>
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