This was a game full of missed shots and turnovers. By halftime you realise that whatever team makes the least mistakes, wins the game. And New York made one too many and lost the game by one point.
Nobody had a decent night shooting. Melo 8-24, Rose 7-23, were the glaring lines for me.
In my view this game was also judged by rebounds and the display Noah and Butler put on shined in the smouldering heap that was this whole game. 25 combined for them. But don’t forget about Tyson Chandler who nearly got what both of them had combined with 19 and by the stats. That was the deciding factor.
Both teams are now at 1-1.