Who would have thought? The Knicks bring in Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire, JR Smith, Baron Davis, and Mike Bibby, and who turns out to take the spotlight? Steve Novak. Although he’s not a nightly horse, he was an absolute monster tonight, shooting 8-10 from three-point range and scoring 25 points. Don’t get me wrong, JR Smith was also huge, shooting 7-10 from long range and scoring another 25 points, and the combination of Carmelo and Tyson scored another 55 points. But Novak hit some clutch ones down the stretch, and was really a momentum killer. I blogged earlier in the week about Kyle Korver being a difference maker with his shooting, and I think the same can be said about Novak. If the Knicks can keep up their play into the playoffs, they could really make a push, especially with Amare Stoudemire returning to the lineup and Novak shooting the way he did tonight.