In the second night of All-Star weekend, the Knicks but up what fans would call a disappointing performance. Steve Novak, participating in the 3-point shootout, and James White, in the slam dunk, both fell short of moving out of the first round of their contests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NduJb9jN1JYSteve Novak posted a score of 17 falling just short of East teammate Kyrie Irving, who went on to beat Matt Bonner in the championship round. Since Novak failed to score the most points out the Eastern selections, Novak was done shooting for the night.
However he had the support of current teammate, Carmelo Anthony, and former teammate, Dwayne Wade, who were both sitting court side. The two stars were there to congratulate on Novak on the solid performance even though he didn’t advance.
James White put it in a solid first dunk but couldn’t complete his second round attempt. His first dunk he slammed home jumping from just inside the free-throw line. However he didn’t have the same luck during the second round. He failed to connect on any of his attempts to do a windmill from the free-throw line.
A disappointing night for White, who many had thought was the favorite to win the whole thing. Although he had nerves running through him like crazy and couldn’t finish his second round dunk, White still gained the respect of fellow NBA players.
Although Novak and White didn’t finish their All-Star weekend experience with a trophy in their hand, teammates Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler still do. Anthony was named a starter for the East, while Chandler is a reserve. Tune in and watch what should be an offensive explosion.
