More Lineup Data -- The New York Knicks After 25 Games

The lineup data at 82games.com shows that after 25 games, the New York Knicks favor three 5-man lineups which have seen more court time than any others.   All three of these lineups favor the four players who have started every game for the Knicks this season:  Amar'e Stoudemire, Raymond Felton, Danilo Galinari, and Landry Fields.  The other spot in the top-3 lineups are held by Timofey Mozgov, Ronny Turiaf, and Wilson Chandler -- the three players who have been used as the fifth starter.

Given that the Knicks were 3-6 with Mozgov as a starter, 5-1 with Turiaf, and 8-2 with Chandler (prior to the Celtics game), the table below probably isn't too much of a surprise.

While the Knicks had a nice record with Turiaf starting, the court production of the Felton-Fields-Gallinari-Stoudemire-Turiaf has been underwhelming.  In fact, these five-man groupings with Mozgov and Turiaf in them have been equally bad, with both sets averaging about a two-point deficit for each 10 minutes they spent on the floor together.  With Stoudemire at center and Chandler in the lineup, the Knicks have a more talented and cohesive lineup, one which outscores the opposition on average by over 3 points per 12-minute quarter.  Rather than putting a traditional pivot player on the floor to match up with their opposition, the Knicks are forcing other teams to adapt to their D'Antoni small ball with positive results.  Given that they won eight straight games with Chandler as a starter prior to their epic clash against Boston, you can expect to see much more of that grouping.