"(Tonight) is a payback game, man...It left a bitter taste in my mouth and the team's mouth and we remember that. We hold grudges." -Carmelo Anthony
The Knicks take on the Cavs tonight, a team who they have yet to beat in two tries this season. One of those games was last weekend, post trade. The Cavs are 11-49 on the season.
Expect the Knicks to come out hot tonight, as they try to wash the bitter taste of losing to the worst team in the league out of their mouths.
Chauncey Billups is doubtful. If Billups does indeed not play, Toney Douglas will be asked to step up again, as he did against the Hornets on Wednesday, scoring 24 points.
The last time these two teams played, Antwan Jamison, Ramon Sessions and J.J. Hickson each had what may of been their best games of the season, with 28, 22 and 24 points respectively. This time, especially with the home crowd rooting on the Knicks, it's a good bet that those three will not end with such gaudy numbers.
Meanwhile, Baron Davis is making his Cavaliers debut. Cavs coach Byron Scott and Davis reportedly had a bumpy relationship during their days with the Hornets, although are supposedly on the same page now. The Cavs will have to shake off the rust with a new star point guard, and the Knicks are coming out with a vengeance.
I see a blowout in the Garden on Amar'e Stoudemire bobblehead night.
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