Final
Series starts 12/15
| Game 1: Monday, December 15th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Knicks | 103 | Final |
| Suns | 111 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, January 21st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Suns | 109 | Final |
| Knicks | 114 | |
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Coverage: KUTP
7:30 PM ET, January 21, 2009
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Top Performers
Phoenix: J. Richardson 27 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Stl
New York: D. Lee 25 Pts, 16 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl
1st Qtr Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All1st Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | PHOENIX | SCORE | NEW YORK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jared Jeffries (Steve Nash gains possession) | 0-0 | |
| 11:45 | Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot | 2-0 | |
| 11:25 | Jason Richardson shooting foul (Quentin Richardson draws the foul) | 2-0 | |
| 11:25 | 2-0 | Quentin Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 11:25 | 2-0 | New York offensive rebound | |
| 11:25 | 2-1 | Quentin Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 11:11 | Grant Hill bad pass (Quentin Richardson steals) | 2-1 | |
| 11:03 | 2-1 | Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper | |
| 11:02 | Jason Richardson defensive rebound | 2-1 | |
| 10:56 | Jason Richardson makes 16-foot two point shot | 4-1 | |
| 10:40 | 4-3 | Quentin Richardson makes two point shot | |
| 10:30 | Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4-3 | |
| 10:29 | Phoenix defensive rebound | 4-3 | |
| 10:17 | 4-5 | David Lee makes 18-foot jumper (Quentin Richardson assists) | |
| 9:59 | Shaquille O'Neal makes driving layup | 6-5 | |
| 9:49 | 6-7 | David Lee makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists) | |
| 9:40 | 6-7 | Quentin Richardson shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | |
| 9:40 | Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 | |
| 9:40 | Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 | |
| 9:32 | 8-7 | Chris Duhon misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 9:30 | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 8-7 | |
| 9:25 | Jason Richardson misses layup | 8-7 | |
| 9:22 | Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound | 8-7 | |
| 9:22 | Amare Stoudemire misses tip shot | 8-7 | |
| 9:22 | 8-7 | Wilson Chandler defensive rebound | |
| 9:17 | 8-9 | Wilson Chandler makes driving layup | |
| 9:04 | Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper | 11-9 | |
| 8:53 | 11-9 | Quentin Richardson misses 21-foot jumper | |
| 8:52 | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 11-9 | |
| 8:33 | Steve Nash misses 7-foot jumper | 11-9 | |
| 8:32 | 11-9 | David Lee defensive rebound | |
| 8:11 | 11-9 | Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 8:08 | Grant Hill defensive rebound | 11-9 | |
| 7:52 | Jason Richardson makes slam dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists) | 13-9 | |
| 7:43 | 13-9 | David Lee misses 13-foot jumper | |
| 7:41 | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 13-9 | |
| 7:28 | 13-9 | Jared Jeffries shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | |
| 7:28 | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13-9 | |
| 7:28 | Phoenix offensive rebound | 13-9 | |
| 7:28 | Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14-9 | |
| 7:16 | 14-9 | David Lee misses 16-foot jumper | |
| 7:13 | Grant Hill defensive rebound | 14-9 | |
| 7:05 | 14-9 | Chris Duhon shooting foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul) | |
| 7:05 | Jason Richardson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15-9 | |
| 7:05 | Jason Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16-9 | |
| 6:52 | 16-9 | David Lee misses layup | |
| 6:50 | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 16-9 | |
| 6:37 | 16-9 | Jared Jeffries personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | |
| 6:37 | 16-9 | Al Harrington enters the game for Jared Jeffries | |
| 6:28 | Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper | 18-9 | |
| 6:18 | 18-9 | Chris Duhon traveling | |
| 6:01 | 18-9 | Al Harrington personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul) | |
| 6:01 | Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19-9 | |
| 6:01 | Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20-9 | |
| 5:39 | 20-9 | Shaquille O'Neal blocks Wilson Chandler's 11-foot jumper | |
| 5:37 | 20-9 | New York offensive rebound | |
| 5:37 | 20-9 | shot clock violation | |
| 5:37 | New York full timeout | ||
| 5:37 | 20-9 | Nate Robinson enters the game for Quentin Richardson | |
| 5:37 | Matt Barnes enters the game for Grant Hill | 20-9 | |
| 5:20 | Matt Barnes makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 22-9 | |
| 5:09 | 22-11 | Nate Robinson makes jumper | |
| 5:01 | Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists) | 24-11 | |
| 4:50 | 24-13 | David Lee makes driving dunk (Chris Duhon assists) | |
| 4:26 | Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists) | 26-13 | |
| 4:20 | 26-13 | Wilson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper | |
| 4:18 | Steve Nash defensive rebound | 26-13 | |
| 4:13 | Amare Stoudemire misses jumper | 26-13 | |
| 4:11 | 26-13 | David Lee defensive rebound | |
| 4:03 | 26-15 | Nate Robinson makes 10-foot two point shot | |
| 3:57 | 26-15 | David Lee shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | |
| 3:57 | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26-15 | |
| 3:57 | Phoenix offensive rebound | 26-15 | |
| 3:57 | 26-15 | Tim Thomas enters the game for Chris Duhon | |
| 3:57 | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2 | 26-15 | |
| 3:56 | 26-15 | Al Harrington defensive rebound | |
| 3:49 | 26-18 | Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 3:33 | Amare Stoudemire makes 4-foot jumper | 28-18 | |
| 3:25 | 28-18 | Nate Robinson bad pass | |
| 3:13 | Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper | 28-18 | |
| 3:12 | 28-18 | David Lee defensive rebound | |
| 3:00 | 28-18 | Al Harrington misses 21-foot jumper | |
| 2:58 | Jason Richardson defensive rebound | 28-18 | |
| 2:56 | 28-18 | Tim Thomas shooting foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul) | |
| 2:56 | 28-18 | Danilo Gallinari enters the game for Wilson Chandler | |
| 2:56 | Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal | 28-18 | |
| 2:56 | Louis Amundson enters the game for Steve Nash | 28-18 | |
| 2:56 | Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2 | 28-18 | |
| 2:56 | Phoenix offensive rebound | 28-18 | |
| 2:56 | Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2 | 28-18 | |
| 2:56 | Phoenix full timeout | ||
| 2:55 | 28-18 | Nate Robinson defensive rebound | |
| 2:44 | Amare Stoudemire personal foul (Tim Thomas draws the foul) | 28-18 | |
| 2:31 | 28-20 | David Lee makes 13-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists) | |
| 2:15 | Jason Richardson misses jumper | 28-20 | |
| 2:13 | 28-20 | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | |
| 2:06 | 28-20 | Nate Robinson misses 22-foot jumper | |
| 2:05 | Matt Barnes defensive rebound | 28-20 | |
| 1:58 | Louis Amundson misses layup | 28-20 | |
| 1:57 | 28-20 | Al Harrington defensive rebound | |
| 1:57 | Jason Richardson personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 28-20 | |
| 1:57 | 28-20 | Quentin Richardson enters the game for David Lee | |
| 1:39 | 28-22 | Nate Robinson makes driving layup | |
| 1:23 | 28-22 | Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul) | |
| 1:23 | Alando Tucker enters the game for Jason Richardson | 28-22 | |
| 1:23 | Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 | |
| 1:23 | Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30-22 | |
| 1:14 | 30-24 | Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup (Nate Robinson assists) | |
| 1:08 | Amare Stoudemire misses layup | 30-24 | |
| 0:53 | 30-24 | Tim Thomas defensive rebound | |
| 0:49 | Louis Amundson shooting foul (Al Harrington draws the foul) | 30-24 | |
| 0:49 | 30-25 | Al Harrington makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 0:49 | 30-26 | Al Harrington makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 0:34 | Leandro Barbosa lost ball (Nate Robinson steals) | 30-26 | |
| 0:30 | 30-26 | Nate Robinson bad pass | |
| 0:08 | Amare Stoudemire misses 4-foot jumper | 30-26 | |
| 0:07 | Phoenix offensive rebound | 30-26 | |
| 0:05 | Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout | ||
| 0:02 | Alando Tucker bad pass (Nate Robinson steals) | 30-26 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Quarter | ||
