The Knicksâ Fortunes Are Improving on the Court and at the Ticket Booth
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The Knicksâ modest improvement since mid-December has been accompanied by a surge in ticket sales, and the Garden no longer looks like an abandoned cathedral.
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The Giantsâ R. W. McQuarters, Sam Madison and Kevin Dockery showed up at Madison Square Garden last night, giving Knicks fans reason to cheer despite another loss on the court.
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Jared JeffriesÂs return on Monday night will certainly make the KnicksÂ rotation deeper and their defense more sound.
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The Nets and the Phoenix Suns are part of a trend that seems to have pervaded this young season: Teams with high expectations that have stumbled out of the gate.
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Both the Knicks and Celtics played their stars down to the wire in a preseason game that neither looked nor sounded like an exhibition and ended in a victory for the Knicks.
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Eddy Curry was the best big man on the Amway Arena court Saturday, and the Knicks rode his dominance to a victory. He scored a game-high 27 points, 12 in the fourth quarter.
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Eddy Curry scored the Knicksâ first 10 points and had 15 in the first quarter. He finished with 24, his highest total since Nov. 21.
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The Knicks were an unmitigated mess. Then they were brilliant. If only the two were reversed, the home crowdÂs anger, frustration and ultimate disappointment might have been eased.
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Since getting Steve Nash back in the lineup, the Phoenix Suns are surging. The revamped Philadelphia 76ers have improved since getting rid of a couple of big-name players.
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After losing twice recently to teams that were missing star players, the Knicks took advantage of Kobe Bryantâs absence.
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Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks have lost 8 of their first 10 games, has gone from being the WorldÂs Most Famous Arena to the WorldÂs Crankiest Home Court.
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If the Knicks have not yet found the ability to crush teams at will, they have at least discovered how to win even when their minds wander and their discipline disappears.
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Losing five games in four states last week probably wrecked whatever chance the Knicks had of making a playoff run, but it did not douse their newly discovered self-esteem.
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For the first seven games, the much-ballyhooed duo of Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin looked more like a misfit. But not Wednesday night, when the two perhaps gave
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Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead New York past Toronto 108-102 on a Saturday of season highs for several Knicks.
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The number 23 has become a benchmark for the Knicks. Last season, the number represented futility as they only won 23 games. This season, it inspires hope.
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In an era of diminished expectations, Isiah Thomas was rewarded for merely making the Knicks functional again, and fun.