Knicks Embarrassed in Opener at the Garden
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The masses descended again on Madison Square Garden last night, 19,763 strong, all brimming with expectation. There was a new Knicks era to cheer, or so they had heard.
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The Knicks competed early, kept it respectable in the third quarter and then faded badly on a night full of distractions at Madison Square Garden.
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A mistake surfaced at the worst possible time during Quincy Carter's debut as the starter in place of the injured Chad Pennington.
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Isiah Thomas was ejected, and the Knicks trudged into the All-Star break as dizzy and disoriented as they have ever been.
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How&#39;s this for openers: The Nets couldn&#39;t shoot, they gave up a bushel full of second-chance points, they never guarded the 3-point line, they got hammered and Shaquille O&#39;Neal didn&#39;t even have to break a sweat.
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The Detroit Pistons turned loose their suffocating defense, which met the Knicks' considerably weakened offense, and the result was a rout.
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Though 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson managed to block a Yao Ming layup, the Knicks lost their second in a row at home, dropping them to 1-5 at the Garden.
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Outside Madison Square Garden, a small group of Knicks fans voiced their dissatisfaction with the teamâs coach, Isiah Thomas.  Inside the arena, that message can get one ejected.
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After nearly 11 months of drastic changes since Thomas replaced Scott Layden as president of the Knicks, a sellout crowd turned out for the home opener against Boston expecting to see a new dawn
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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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The KnicksÂ starting guards had another shaky fourth quarter, cutting short their own late rally and preventing what could have been an inspired victory.
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Allan Houston made his season debut for the Knicks, and although his comeback was successful enough, the night was not.
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Allan Houston had his best game of the season with 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting, and Jerome Williams played 44 minutes in his first start for the Knicks to lead New York past the Portland Trail Blazers 113-105 Sunday night.
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It was late in the fourth quarter. The New York Knicks were losing badly. The Madison Square Garden crowd was cheering for the Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony.
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The New York Knicks appeared to be far out of contention midway through the third quarter against the Celtics last night.
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or at least make it look that way - the Knicks did so last night at Madison Square Garden. Indeed, it took them only one
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Two nights after winning their second home game of the season, the Knicks collapsed again Wednesday night to the dismay of a thin but irritable crowd at Madison Square Garden.