Knicks snap out of it
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Stephon Marbury had 22 points and nine assists to help the New York Knicks end a three-game losing streak with an 86-79 victory over New Orleans last night, dropping the Hornets to 0-9 at home.
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When Stephon Marbury practically scraped the sky with a fourth-quarter jumper that barely beat the shot-clock buzzer and gave the Knicks a 12-point lead with 1:59 to play Saturday afternoon, Madison Square Garden began to empty.
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The crowd began to applaud what had been a decent effort with two minutes to play, and the Knicks took an ill-timed bow. Bad things began to happen in threes, and suddenly the Toronto Raptors were poised to ruin everything.
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The Knicks beat a recent N.B.A. champion and the worst team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night. The Miami Heat own each of those identities, so the Knicks can choose what to make of the outcome.
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The only good news between the reeling Knicks and the sagging Pacers was that one of them would exit the arena a winner, at least for one night.
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Falling behind by 20 points in the third quarter, and squandering a chance to build momentum after the All-Star Game break, the Knicks were defeated by the 76ers on Wednesday night.
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The Knicksâ plans to revive their original starting lineup and attempt a fresh start was scuttled Friday when the N.B.A. suspended Zach Randolph for tonightâs game against the Spurs.
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For 3 quarters Wednesday night, the Knicks barely guarded anyone and after tightening that screw, they couldn&#39;t make a shot with the game in the balance.
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Coach Isiah Thomasâs latest desperation move to break his teamâs funk was to keep Eddie Curry out of the starting lineup for the first time in two years. The result was another rout.
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The Nets' victory was fashioned from every corner of the their roster, and had as much to do with the Knicks' sloppy play as anything else.
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It took a strange and unexpected call, a television replay and two clutch free throws by Channing Frye for the Knicks to pull out their latest dramatic victory Friday night.
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Fresh off one of their most inspired victories of the season, and hoping to win two in a row for the first time in nearly a month, the Knicks instead reverted to previous form.
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The Knicks are right on pace to finish the first 20 games with a .500 record after last night&#39;s 96-88 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, which is right where team president Isiah Thomas predicted they would be.
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A stubborn optimism flows through the Knicks&#39; locker room most nights, no matter the location or the opponent. Reality usually creeps in by the end of the evening.
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NEW YORK - They had one quite costly fourth-quarter foul. They made turnovers and went cold on offense at the worst of times. They missed far too many free throws.
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Steve Francis nails a three-pointer at the buzzer Saturday and finishes with 26 points as the Knicks stun the reeling Wizards, 90-89, at Verizon Center.ÃÂ
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Playing back-to-back nights has been a struggle for the New York Knicks this season, at least until Monday night. The Knicks, taking on an Orlando Magic team coming off a five-day rest