The New York Knicks received some great news ahead of their Game 3 showdown against the Indiana Pacers—big man Amar'e Stoudemire would be back in action.
Having spent serious time on the sidelines due to his knee injury and subsequent surgery, having Stoudemire back for a key playoff game was viewed as a huge boost for the Knicks, who had already lost home-court advantage to the Pacers.
"Stat" was thought to be that lift for the Knicks, but in short, he wasn't.
Stoudemire played only a handful of minutes—as expected, mind you—but it was the impact he had in those minutes that was, perhaps, most disappointing to see.
He wasn't rebounding well—giving up offensive boards that really should have dealt with on his first few possessions—and he wasn't a presence inside. Not that he got a great deal of opportunities to score, but even when he did, Stoudemire struggled with his short-game and didn't, at all, establish himself against the big men and strong defense of the Pacers.
Outside of his buzzer-beating heave that somehow managed to go in, Sto ...
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Amar’e Stoudemire’s Return to Action Doesn’t Impact Knicks
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