So last year we noticed that it seems like every game someone is getting a season high against the Knicks.  I decided to see if this is true and kept a running list I called the Knick Effect.  It turns out 37 players had their best or second best game against the Knicks last season.  This season we got the 2nd best defensive center in the league.  It doesn’t seem like it’s made that much of a difference, 44 entries this time.  So without further ado here is the 2011/12 Knick Effect:

12/25 – Rajon Rondo – 31 points
12/25 – Brandon Bass – 20 points
12/28 – Brandon Rush – 19 points
12/29 – Jason Kapono – 9 points
12/31 – Jason Thompson – 13 points
1/4 – Boris Diaw – 27 points
1/12 – Rudy Gay – 26 points
1/14 – James Harden – 24 points
1/16 – J.J. Redick – 21 points
1/16 – Ryan Anderson – 30 points
1/18 – Steve Nash – 26 points
1/18 – Shannon Brown – 14 points (tied for best)
1/20 – Brandon Jennings – 36 points
1/20 – Shaun Livingston – 18 points
1/21 – Danilo Gallinari – 37 points
1/21 – Timofey Mozgov – 16 points
1/24 – Derrick Brown – 15 points
1/25 – Anthony Parker – 13 points
1/28 – Jordan Hill – 14 points
2/6 – Raja Bell – 15 points
3/4 – Paul Pierce – 34 points
3/6 – Jason Kidd – 15 points
3/11 – Lou Williams – 28 points
3/14 – Luke Babbitt – 12 points
3/16 – Dahntay Jones – 13 points
3/23 – DeMar DeRozan – 30 points

Second Highest Game

1/4 – Gerald Henderson – 24 points
1/9 – Boris Diaw – 19 pints
1/21 – Al Harrington – 24 point
1/24 – Kemba Walker – 22 points
1/25 – Omri Casspi – 13 points
1/28 – Chase Budinger – 19 points
2/14 – Jose Calderon – 25 points
2/17 – Trevor Ariza – 25 points
2/17 – Gustavo Ayon – 13 points
2/19 – Dirk Nowitzki  – 34 points
2/20 – Deron Williams – 38 points
3/9 – Mike Dunleavy – 25 points
3/11 – Evan Turner – 24 points
3/12 – Taj Gibson – 15 points
3/17 – Roy Hibbert – 24 points
3/23 – Gary Forbes – 19 points
3/27 – Mike Dunleavy – 26 points

And on 3/4 we also got Rajon Rondo’s 18-17-20 game.