Novak is going off right now

[hilltopper03]

Steve Novak is going off right now against the mavs. 14 Pts in fourth quarter.

[PGsHeroes32]

Absolutly raining right now. Doin a little Aaron Rodgers in the process as well.

[ecompt]

14 points today against the defending champs on national TV.

[LON]

14 points in the 4th, drills yet another 3 then puts on the championship belt...Tirico loved it

[GGGG]

Has 14 points...all in the fourth quarter...and its only half over.  ABC v. Dallas.

[ErickJD08]

Looks like Novak is trending on scoop. He did a discount double check too.

[Markusquette]

lol someone needs to clean these novak threads up

[kira67]

In a span of 6 minutes. Insan-ity.

[bamamarquettefan]

I heard he was inspired by winning the "greatest game since Wade" thread with 91% of the vote :-)

[Marqevans]

Now if only the ABC announcers will mention he went to Marquette!

[tower912]

He wanted to remind us of why he got 91%.   Pure stroke, as fundamentally correct as any I have seen.   And somehow, he has learned to play adeqate defense and be a factor on the defensive boards. 

[lurch91]

Still in with under 2 mins to go.  His D doesn't look terrible either.

Ref's missed a foul on Kidd, on a loose ball where he mugged Novak.

[nyg]

Lin is just an unreal story, you cannot make this up.  But, Novak won that game for the Knicks today. 

[Mr. Nielsen]

Now if only the ABC announcers will mention he went to Marquette!

Mike Trico did early on.

[avid1010]

i'll never forget the look of novak doing the discount double-check in the garden...classic.

[jeffreyweee]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/959248/belt.gif


just do it.

[Thomas' Danish Delight]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/959248/belt.gif


just do it.

here's another one

[National Champs]

here's another one

I prefer the other one because it caught the score going from 84-87. It screams "Boom"

[AZWarrior]

Now if only the ABC announcers will mention he went to Marquette!

"Where he played with Dwyane Wade!"   

[Jacks DC]

Just watched the highlights on ESPN.com.  No mention of Novak.  Sigh.

[sailwi]

Didn't see this posted earlier, good read about Steve and his current success.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577229433641845836.html

[Mayor McCheese]

http://twitpic.com/8m4bpl

[MarquetteDano]

Didn't see this posted earlier, good read about Steve and his current success.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577229433641845836.html

A great read.  Thanks for that.

[muwarrior97]

Didn't see this posted earlier, good read about Steve and his current success.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577229433641845836.html

Awesome, cool to see Steve getting some love and burn

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

From ESPN/New York

Novak-sanity? Forward catches fire in 4th
February, 19, 2012
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By Christopher Hunt
NEW YORK – When J.R. Smith rose from the bench, the crowd at Madison Square Garden started to murmur. They erupted when he entered the game.

Smith is supposed to be next piece to the Knicks puzzle – another deadly long-range shooter at a time New York needed one. Smith lit up the Garden with three 3-pointers in the first quarter on his way to 15 points off the bench. But in the fourth, after the Knicks clawed out of a 10-point deficit, it wasn't the big name signee that took over. It was Steve Novak.

Novak, the guy who was buried on the bench when the season started, just like Jeremy Lin. In fact, it wasn't until Lin turned the Knicks into the biggest story in the league that Novak saw significant minutes. It was Lin again who helped Novak lead New York to a 102-97 win over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks.

"The way we've been playing, guys haven't been forcing things and are playing at a healthy pace and in the fourth quarter things just really opened up for me," Novak said. "I think that's how we've been able to win games. Everyone's been playing their game and not forcing things."

He could have been talking specifically about Lin, who found Novak on four of his career-high 14 assists in the fourth quarter. Novak hit four 3-pointers and scored all of his 14 points in the final period. His 3-pointer at the start of the fourth tied the score at 75 and started a run where he ran off 14 of the Knicks first 15 points in the fourth quarter.

"Novak played his game," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "He had open shots and scrambled around defensively. He's helped change the complexion of their team because he's such a threat from the three-point line. We know all too well what he's capable of, and he's a very good piece for what they're doing."

Novak's play has coincided directly with Lin's meteoric rise and the Knicks' run of 8 wins in 9 games. Lin's ability to penetrate and draw in defenses created the space that a shooter like Novak needs. To put things into perspective, Novak has 43 made-field goals this season, 24 of which have been assisted by Lin.

The Knicks will soon be at full strength with Carmelo Anthony is expected to return Monday against New Jersey. Smith arrived in New York Friday and already played nearly 30 minutes Sunday. Baron Davis appears ready to join the lineup possibly as soon as Monday as well and Josh Harrellson (fractured wrist) will start practicing with the team next week.

Lin, who also scored 28 points Sunday, may not have only gotten Novak some open shots. Even with players returning, Lin may have helped Novak earn a permanent spot in Mike D'Antoni's rotation as well.

"He's gotta play somewhere," the coach said. "We go to figure out some way. He'll play. Everyone will play some. So, he keeps getting hot like that, he'll play more."