The amazing thing about the suspensions handed down by the NBA is that they didn’t include Knicks’ head coach Isiah Thomas.  It seems pretty clear that he pretty much ordered the Knicks to foul hard at the end of the game the other night.  Remember, as a player he might have played on one of dirtiest teams of all-time….the Bad Boys Pistons teams.  The depth of the Knicks will be tested the next few games, but they will come out of this much better than the Nuggets did.  Reserve point guard Nate Robinson was suspended for 10 games.  He will be missed a little bit because he provides instant offense off the bench for the Knicks.  He’s averaging 9.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game so far this season.  Rookie Mardy Collins, the instigator of the whole mess, was suspended for 6 games.  He won’t be much of a loss for the Knicks as he’s only averaging 1.5 points per game so far.   Jared Jeffries was suspended for four games.  He had just come back from injury and had moved into the starting line-up and was averaging 9.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.  He will be missed a little bit, but second-year man David Lee should pick up the slack for the Knicks.  Jerome James was suspended for 1 game, but he won’t be much of a loss as he’s only averaging 2.1 points per game and has been in the Knicks dog house since they signed him as a free-agent.

The Knicks out-rebounded the Jazz 63-49 and held them to 36.7% shooting from the floor.  Stephon Marbury had a great game as he led the Knicks with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.  Jamal Crawford also had a decent game with 18 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.  David Lee was a monster on the glass as he scored 17 points and snatched up 20 rebounds.  Channing Frye had a solid game with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Knicks improved to 10-17 on the season with this win.

The Knicks played no defense as they allowed the Nuggets to hit 57% of their shots from the floor.  Can’t blame Stephon Marbury for the Knicks weak effort as he scored 31 points and dished out 8 assists.  Eddy Curry backed him up with 19 points.  Channing Frye returned to the starting line-up after missing a couple of games and scored 10 points, snatched 5 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.  David Lee was great off the bench with 12 points and 15 rebounds.  Nate Robinson also provided firepower off the bench with 17 points.

The Knicks fell to 9-17 with this loss.  The Knicks are facing a few suspensions after an ugly fight at the end of this game.  10 players were ejected from the game from both teams combined.

The Pacers plastered the Knicks 70-44 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters combined and that did the Knicks in.  Jamal Crawford led the way with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.  David Lee played a good game off the bench with 12 points and 8 rebounds.  Nate Robinson added 12 points off the bench.  Eddy Curry had an off-night with 10 points.

The Knicks fell to 9-16 with this loss.

Eddy Curry has suddenly found a heart.  He also has had the big body and the talent to be a big star, but he was sorely lacking in courage and toughnes in the paint.  That has changed this season as he is averaging 18.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game so far this season.  He’s shooting an outstanding 55.4% from the floor.  He needs to improve his free-throw shooting however, as he’s only hit 55.6% from the free-throw line.  He needs to improve at the line because he’s getting alot of opportunities because of his aggressive play under the basket.