Inside the Paint: Where the Suns and Knicks Don't Play Defense

Phoenix 99 New York Knicks 126: Neither team in this game believed in defense for this game. Here's the thing though, neither team shot more than .49% from the field. Both teams took a ton of shots from the field and behind the arc. This game had to be very reminiscent for Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, as his new team and old team basically played a game of H-O-R-S-E. Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points for the Knicks and is also quite the actor.



Miami 107 Portland 100: For a team looking for answers on the road, the Heat picked up a huge win in Portland. Michael Beasley lead Heat scorers with 27 points and Dwayne Wade added 20 points for the Heat. Greg Oden grabbed 20 rebounds and blocked 4 shots, but he still picked up 5 fouls in only 30 minutes. Oden continues to be a mystery.

Golden State 107 Denver 135: I talked about this yesterday, that if Golden State scores over 100 points they usually win. But not on a night when they give up 135 points. Every Nuggets starter scored in double figures besides Aaron Affalo, while Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chris Andersen added 14 points off the bench. The Warriors finally unleashed Anthony Morrow and he scored a game-high 27 points.

Washington 106 Toronto 102: Gilbert Arenas finally broke out of his scoring slump by dropping 22 points on the Raptors. It's the first time in three games that Arenas scored more than 10 points. Antawn Jamison scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. The Wizards though only received 14 points from their bench for the entire night. Good thing they were playing the Raptors.

Create a Caption: NBA coaches sure do like to express themselves.