New York at Philadelphia 10/31/08 Matchup
Friday, October 31, 2008 · 11:31 am by Tippy
Current line: Philadelphia -8 with a total of 217.5.
New York starting lineup: PG Duhon, SG Crawford, SF Q. Richardson, PF Lee, C Randolph. The Knicks pushed the pace in their opener against Miami winning it 120-115 putting up an offensive efficiency rating of 114.8. It will be a much tougher task against Philadelphia who will try and slow the pace. If New York wants to run, then Philly can play that game as well. Rebounding is going to be a problem for NY in this one facing Brand and Dalembert.
Philadelphia starting lineup: PG Miller, SG Iguodala, SF Young, PF Brand, C Dalembert. Dalembert was questionable for the opener but played and looked very good and seems to be healthy. Brand should be able to operate inside against Lee and Randolph. Philly must protect the ball better than they did in their opener where they had a turnover percentageo f 19.3.
I think Philadelphia is going to try and slow this one down and capitalize on their inside advantage with Brand and Dalembert. If they are successful, this game should go under the 217.5 total.