The Knicks went to Amar'e Stoudemire on three of their first six offensive possessions Friday night against the Toronto Raptors in Montreal. The first time, Stoudemire took a few patient dribbles, then used a spin move to his right before scoring with his left hand over Andrea Bargnani. On the next possession, Stoudemire made a quick move to the lane before pulling up and making a short jumper.
Those two sequences from Stoudemire — even if they came in a loss to the Raptors, 107-88, in a preseason game — were encouraging news for Knicks Coach Mike Woodson. After spending time this summer with the Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon to learn low-post moves, Stoudemire demonstrated he could score in a variety of ways, including in the lane.
In 26 minutes, Stoudemire had 18 points and 5 rebounds. On a powerful dunk in the second quarter, he did not show any sign of pain in his left knee. He missed the first two preseason games because of a bruised knee.
Stoudemire was not the only Knick posting up Friday. Carmelo Anthony (24 points) played with his back to the basket as much as Stoudemire did in the first half. The two, who have faced criticism for not playing well together, scored 13 of the Knicks' first 20 points.
"Those two guys are the main focal point of our offense, so I have to make sure I keep them happy," point guard Raymond Felton said in a television interview.
The Knicks' transition defense was not as sharp — Toronto guards Landry Fields and Kyle Lower helped the Raptors score 16 fast-break points — and they continued to shoot poorly from the 3-point line (5 of 27). Rebounding was also an issue: the Raptors grabbed 13 more than the Knicks.
Before the game, Woodson said Ronnie Brewer would not play in Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics in Albany. Woodson said Brewer, who had arthroscopic knee surgery six weeks ago, was questionable to play in Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Syracuse.
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