Too bad about the injuries, Myles. But I would have expected Novak and JR to do double figures just like they did down the end of the regular season. It's hard to pin a win on a 40 point night by Melo. There's got to be more options though injuries have unexpectedly thwarted the Knicks drive in the playoffs. Boston was playing down to their 3rd stringers due to injuries until one Avery Bradley appeared on their map.
Well Novak isn't going to create off the dribble. You need someone to break the defense down and then kick it out to him. Only person capable of breaking down the D on the Knicks right now is Melo. I also think it was a weird season and teams were signing people after the season began to fill out their roster. So not sure too many teams have much of a bench and when you have a few injuries like the Knicks, you get outgunned.