NY Knicks Rotation Players Who Have Come Up Huge During NBA Playoffs

May 11th, 2013 by Michael Perchick Leave a reply »

With the Knicks entrenched in a gritty and grueling second-round matchup with the Indiana Pacers, there has been much talk about the sudden struggles of Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith and the shooting slump of superstar Carmelo Anthony. 

On top of that, nearly every Knick fan has a different opinion on Amar'e Stoudemire, set to return for Game 3.  Tyson Chandler's general ineffectiveness has been highlighted against the success of Pacers big man Roy Hibbert, but like many postseason series, teams cannot survive only on their star players.  For a team to make a deep run, they will need many of their lesser-known players to rise to the occasion. 

Two Knicks have performed well beyond expectations: Raymond Felton and Iman Shumpert.  Through the first two games of the Pacers series, these two have been the Knicks best players on both sides of the court.  

Felton has controlled the offense with gusto, logging heavy minutes while playing incredibly efficiently.  Through two games, he's averaging 16 PPG and 3.0 APG while shooting 61.9% from the field and hitting all three of his three-point attem ...

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