The Knicks face-off against the hapless Charlotte Bobcats tonight at the Garden. Their injury plagued squad is coming off an ugly loss on their home court Monday night against the Raptors in which they mustered only 11 points in the second quarter, and spent much of the second half scraping their way back into the game only to fall short in the final minute. On a positive note, injured Power Forward Amar'e Stoudemire appears set to return to the lineup after being sidelined the last two games with a sprained ankle. Knicks fan will be anxious to see what his return might bring to the team's sputtering offense, although if his early season performance is any indication there is reason to believe it won't be a seamless addition. Self proclaimed rookie guard Iman "Shump Shump" Shumpert also appears to ready to return from injury, way ahead of schedule. His athleticism/spark off the bench should be an asset to the team though his liberal shot selection will likely induce as many headaches.
Meanwhile, the Bobcats are in their own tailspin, having lost four in a row. They showed admirable fight in an early season loss to the presumptive Eastern Conference favorite, the Miami Heat but have since rolled over in embarrassing fashion losing by an average of 15 points per game. The Bobcats have the highest points allowed average in the NBA through five games and appear ill equipped to stop their opponents from scoring. Even the Cavaliers put up 115 against them last night. The Bobcats have a thin front line led by Boris Diaw at the center spot, giving the Knicks front line a lot of room to maneuver down low. Ty Thomas remains listed as day to day.
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